A Distinctive Feature of Itch Is That It Relies on ____

question 86

Multiple Choice

 A distinctive feature of itch is that it relies on ____.

• A) axons that go directly from the skin to the cerebral cortex
• B) axons that make several synapses before reaching the spinal cord
• C) unusually fast axons
• D) unusually slow axons

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