If You Were to Stub Your Toe and Feel the Pressure

question 123

Multiple Choice

If you were to stub your toe and feel the pressure a second or two before you feel the pain, then which of the following statements is most likely true?

• A) Pain sensitive neurons are large and myelinated.
• B) Pain sensitive neurons are longer.
• C) Pressure sensitive neurons are small and lightly myelinated.
• D) Pressure sensitive neurons are large and myelinated.

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Definitions:

Third Variable Problem

A term in research indicating that the association between two variables might be influenced by an unmeasured third variable.

Third Variable

A variable that is not directly involved in the hypothesis being tested but can influence the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

Action Potential

The neural impulse that travels along the axon and then causes the release of neurotransmitters into the synapse.

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting information throughout the body.