Tammy caught her thumb in the door. Why did her friend tell her to rub and scratch the thumb?
a. She wanted to distract Tammy from the pain.
b. Based on the gate theory, this can prevent the pain message from reaching the brain.
c. This would promote the release of endorphins.
d. Based on the stimulation theory, this would relieve the pain.
B
You might also like to view...
Serena has been sexually molested. Who is least likely to be the molester?
a. her father b. her grandfather c. a stranger d. a family friend
One cost of early maturation during adolescence is that it may force premature __________ formation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In order to change the amount of polarization of a neuron, Professor Alley would need to change the difference in voltage between _____.
A. the dendrites and the axon hillock B. the axon and the soma C. inside the nucleus and outside the nucleus D. inside the cell and outside the cell
Relative to females, males are much more likely to suffer from classic hemophilia because
A) only males can inherit the dominant gene responsible for the blood-clotting disease on the larger of their two sex chromosomes. B) when males inherit the recessive hemophilia gene on their Y chromosomes, their X chromosomes do not have a corresponding dominant gene to mask the disease. C) when males inherit the recessive hemophilia gene on their X chromosomes, their Y chromosomes do not have a corresponding dominant gene to mask the disease. D) when males inherit the dominant hemophilia gene on their Y chromosomes, it is highly likely that they will also carry the gene on their X chromosome.