Which statement regarding superficial sensation is accurate?
1) If superficial sensations are intact distally, they are intact proximally.
2) If superficial sensations are intact proximally, they are intact distally.
3) Dermatomes sense superficial sensations.
4) Neurons sense superficial sensations.
ANS: 3
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