On Its Way to the _____,The Fast Pain Pathway Triggers

question 70

Multiple Choice

On its way to the _____,the fast pain pathway triggers neural activity in the _____,which is the brain's mechanism for arousing the cortex in response to important messages.

• A) medulla; thalamus
• B) thalamus; medulla
• C) thalamus; reticular formation
• D) somatosensory cortex; midbrain

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