If Professor Gannon Were to Argue That Incoming Pain Sensations

question 223

Multiple Choice

If Professor Gannon were to argue that incoming pain sensations must pass through an opening in the spinal cord and that this opening could be closed, thus blocking ascending pain signals, which of the following theories would Dr. Gannon be arguing?

• A)Place
• B)Frequency
• C)Volley
• D)Gate-control

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