As the nurse assesses a client's pain, the client asks about how pain is transmitted. Appropriate responses include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "The peripheral nervous system has sensory neurons that have a special function to detect tissue damage."
2. "Pain receptors are called nociceptors."
3. "Pain impulses stimulate the brain, which then stimulates the spinal cord to release substances that block or decrease the pain impulses."
4. "Proprioceptor neurons respond to pain."
5. "Large, myelinated nerve fibers transmit pain impulses slowly."
1,2,3
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