What is a dermatome?

a. An instrument used to assess sensitivity of different areas of the skin to somatosensory stimuli
b. An area of body surface to which a single spinal or cranial nerve projects
c. The synapse between spinal nerves and cranial nerves for somatosensory functions
d. An area of body surface with more than one touch receptor


B

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