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If you feel a sharp pain in a certain spot and try to scratch or itch around it to reduce the pain, the resulting relief is due to you activating the:
 
  a. large A fibers to shut the gate c. C fibers to close the gate
  b. C fibers to open the gate d. A fibers to open the gate

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Which of the following is NOT a critical component of the gate control theory of pain?
 
  a. A fibers c. C fibers
  b. B fibers d. interneurons


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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