One Reason You Can Distinguish Between a Needle Prick on the Foot

question 28

Multiple Choice

One reason you can distinguish between a needle prick on the foot and an ice cube on the wrist is that

• A)The ice cube stimulates a different class of receptors than the needle prick, even though both signals go to exactly the same location in the brain
• B)The nerve impulse from the needle prick is inherently different from the impulse generated by the ice cube
• C)The region of the brain to which one receptor pathway leads is different from the region to which the other pathway leads
• D)The needle prick generates a stronger action potential in any one neuron than an ice cube does
• E)None of the choices are correct

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