Visual Signals Travel on Myelinated Axons

question 32

Multiple Choice

Visual signals travel on myelinated axons.While most pain signals travel on unmyelinated axons.  If you get a paper cut,will you see the cut happen or feel the pain first?

• A)Both sensations will occur at the same time.
• B)You will feel the pain sensation before the visual sensation.
• C)You will experience the visual sensation before the pain sensation.
• D)It depends on the magnitude of the pain sensation,it may reach the brain first or second.

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