The Gate-Control Theory of Pain Suggests That __________

question 112

Multiple Choice

The gate-control theory of pain suggests that __________

• A) the pain signals must pass through a kind of "gate" located in the spinal cord.
• B) the skin receptors act as a gate for the pain sensation.
• C) the cortex blocks pain unless released by substance P.
• D) the gate is a physical structure that blocks pain signals.

---

Definitions:

Addition

The mathematical process of combining two or more numbers to get their total.

Exponentiation

A mathematical operation involving two numbers, the base and the exponent, where the base is multiplied by itself as many times as the exponent indicates.

Division

A mathematical operation involving the process of calculating how many times one number is contained within another.

Multiplication

A mathematical operation that calculates the total of repeatedly adding a number to itself a specified number of times, symbolized by the sign ×.