C fibers are small-diameter, unmyelinated fibers that transmit what type of pain?
a. C fibers transmit diffuse, dull, aching pain.
b. C fibers conduct the rapid acute pain sensation described as prickling, sharp, and fast.
c. C fibers conduct diffuse, dull, aching pain.
d. C fibers transmit rapid acute pain sensation described as prickling, sharp, and fast.
A
C fibers are implicated in the transmission of pain described as dull, diffuse, prolonged, and delayed. Alpha fibers conduct the rapid acute pain sensation described as prickling, sharp, and fast. These fibers are activated by mechanical and thermal stimuli and are carried by the neospinothalamic tract.
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