Superficial pain is highly localized, but visceral pain is diffuse because
A. the viscera has fewer mechanoreceptors which give location information.
B. visceral pain has less emotional involvement.
C. the viscera has fewer pain receptors.
D. the skin has more sensitive pain receptors.
Answer: A
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