The pain a person experiences with acute appendicitis results from stimulating nerve endings called

A. painreceptors.
B. internoreceptors.
C. visceroreceptors
D. proprioceptors.
E. appendoreceptors.


C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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