Your uncle was just diagnosed with a heart attack.One of his major symptoms is left arm pain.You are not surprised because you are familiar with the phenomenon of
A)referred pain.
B)phantom pain.
C)psychogenic pain.
D)somatic pain.
E)neurogenic pain.

Question

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Referred pain occurs when pain is felt in an area of the body that is not the actual source of the problem. In the case of a heart attack, the pain may be felt in the left arm due to the nerves from the heart and arm both sending signals to the same area of the spinal cord. Therefore, the best choice is A) referred pain.

Your Uncle Was Just Diagnosed with a Heart Attack