Before Sending Messages Down the Spinal Cord and Closing the Pain

question 155

Multiple Choice

Before sending messages down the spinal cord and closing the pain gate, messages from the small, slow fibers must first pass through the pain gate and on to the __________ system.

• A)central biasing
• B)vestibular
• C)kinesthetic
• D)sensory matrix

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