Referred Pain Is Caused By

question 58

Multiple Choice

Referred pain is caused by:

• A)stimulation of two adjacent areas on the skin resulting in activation of the same nerve cells in the spinal cord.
• B)an activation of the "what" but not "where" pathway in the somatosensory cortex.
• C)a convergence of sensory information from internal and external sources on the same nerve cells in the spinal cord.
• D)stimulation of two adjacent areas in the somatosensory cortex.

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