Zach cut his finger and immediately felt a small but sharp pain. Carla's broken arm is healing but even after the cast has been removed, it still aches. What is the difference between the fast and slow neural pathways of pain messages represented here?
A) The fast pathway goes to the thalamus first; the slow pathway goes through the limbic system.
B) The fast pathway goes to the limbic system first; the slow pathway goes through the thalamus.
C) The fast pathway takes less than a second; the slow pathway has a delay of several minutes.
D) The fast pathway goes to the cerebral cortex first; the slow pathway goes through the limbic system.

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The fast pathway transmits sharp, immediate pain signals to the thalamus, while the slow pathway, associated with dull, aching pain, involves the limbic system, which processes emotional aspects of pain.

Zach Cut His Finger and Immediately Felt a Small but Sharp