Receptors for Fast Pain

question 102

Multiple Choice

Receptors for fast pain

• A) generally arise from muscles or internal organs.
• B) give rise to a phenomenon called referred pain.
• C) transmit action potentials to the brain along the same neurons used by spinal neurons.
• D) generally occur in or near skin.
• E) initiate action potentials that travel more quickly.

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