Multiple Choice
Sensory afferents for touch help relieve pain by
A) exciting inhibitory interneurons for pain in the spinal cord
B) inhibiting receptor potentials for pain
C) inhibiting generator potentials for pain
D) activating motor units through the withdrawal reflex
E) they do not do this, tricky question person
Correct Answer:
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