The phase that involves the movement of the pain impulse from the peripheral nerve fibers to the spinal cord and the transmission of pain from the spinal cord to the brainstem and thalamus to the somatic sensory cortex, where pain perception occurs.
A. Transduction
B. Transmission
C. Modulation
D. Perception
Ans: B. Transmission
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