Jessie has a nagging backache after a day spent raking leaves. This nagging pain

a. involves the body's reminding system for pain.
b. is carried by small nerve fibers.
c. may cause agony long after this injury has healed.
d. involves all of these characteristics.


ANSWER: d

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