Amputees frequently perceive pain in the amputated structure. This type of pain is called

A. chronic pain.
B. phantom pain.
C. referred pain.
D. gate pain.
E. ghost pain.


B

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If multicellular organisms have distinct cell types, this means that

A) The different cell types express different genes. B) Each cell can be different. C) Some of the organism's cells will grow larger over time. D) Some cells will have cell walls and others won't.

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Which layer of the diagram identifies the area where a hypodermic needle would be placed for an injection of a drug?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) N
E) K

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What kind of tactile receptor is stimulated by light, sustained touch?

a. Pacinian corpuscles b. Merkel's discs c. Ruffini endings d. Meissner's corpuscles e. dermatomes

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