Over the Last Decade, Not All States Have Experienced Increases

question 22

True/False

Over the last decade, not all states have experienced increases in their incarceration rates.

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Definitions:

Anterior Spinothalamic Tracts

Pathways in the spinal cord that transmit sensory information related to touch and pressure to the brain.

Gate Theory

A theory that suggests the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that either blocks pain signals or allows them to proceed to the brain.

Pain Gate

Hypothetical neural circuit in which activity in fine-touch and pressure pathways diminishes the activity in pain and temperature pathways.

Somatosensory Receptors

Somatosensory receptors are sensory cells located in the skin, muscles, and organs that detect touch, temperature, pain, and body position.