Item #6 of 10

The aching and burning sensation that may occur as a delayed response to damage of the skin is __________________.

transmitted by A-delta fibers;
transmitted by C fibers;
processed by the ventrobasal nucleus of the thalamus;
both a and c are correct;
both b and c are correct;

INCORRECT - The ventrobasal nucleus of the thalamus processes signals of the fast, not the slow pain pathway.

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