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vHAUNG6011 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

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

Question 2

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