Which is true regarding nociception?
A) Pain perception and nociception are synonymous
B) Trigger muscular neurons
C) Activated without conscious awareness
D) Deactivated by stimuli to minimize pain perception

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Nociception is the sensory nervous system's process of encoding and processing noxious stimuli. It can occur without conscious awareness, meaning that the body can respond to potentially harmful stimuli without the sensation of pain necessarily reaching our conscious perception. This is different from pain perception, which is a subjective experience and requires conscious awareness. Nociception does not directly trigger muscular neurons but involves the activation of nociceptors which then send signals to the brain. It is not deactivated by stimuli to minimize pain perception; rather, it is the mechanism through which the potential for pain is detected.

Which Is True Regarding Nociception