Ms. Carroll went to her doctor's office with pain in her right shoulder blade and learned she was having a gallbladder attack. You're not surprised to hear about the unusual location of her pain since it is known as:

A) referred pain. B) chronic pain.
C) phantom limb pain. D) the receptive field.


Answer: A

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