A descending neural pathway that may inhibit the transmission of pain signals originates in the ________________.
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spinal cord; |
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ventrobasal nucleus of the thalamus; |
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midbrain; |
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midline nucleus of the thalamus; |
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none of the alternatives is correct; |
INCORRECT - The descending neural pathway may inhibit pain signals at the level of spinal cord, but the inhibiting signals originate in the midbrain.
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