Randall Does Not Immediately Sense Pain When He Stays Out

question 49

Multiple Choice

Randall does not immediately sense pain when he stays out too long in the snow, but he feels a painful sensation in his frostbitten toes for days afterward.Randall's inability to sense pain immediately is most likely due to damage to his

• A)somatosensory cortex.
• B)slow fibers.
• C)fast fibers.
• D)thalamus.

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