A Dermatome Is

question 63

Multiple Choice

A dermatome is

• A) an area of the skin that is especially sensitive to light touch.
• B) an area of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve.
• C) an irregular area of skin.
• D) the receptive field of a single somatosensory neuron.

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Definitions:

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