Which of the following statements about pruriceptors is true?
A. They have been studied more than other types of skin perception.
B. Like nociceptors, they send their axons up the spinothalamic tract.
C. Anatomically they are the same as nociceptors.
D. They respond mainly to serious tissue injury.
Answer: B
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