A Sensory Homunculus

question 55

Multiple Choice

A sensory homunculus

• A)is the site that determines the intensity of a pain stimulus.
• B)is the location of referred pain.
• C)is a functional map of the primary sensory cortex.
• D)is proportioned the same as the areas of the body represented.
• E)None of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Prevalence

The proportion of a population found to have a condition or characteristic at a specific time.

Incidence

The rate at which new cases of a disease or condition occur in a specific population over a certain period of time.

Risk Factors

Conditions or variables associated with a higher risk of having a disorder.

Strong Positive Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in the same direction with a high degree of association.