The gate control theory of pain says that pain impulses traveling through the lateral spinothalamic tract can be suppressed by increased activity of the

A. anterior spinothalamic tract.
B. spinocerebellar tracts.
C. tertiary neurons.
D. extrapyramidal tracts.
E. dorsal column/medial lemniscal system.


Answer: E

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