The phenomenon known as referred pain:
A)is a perception of a false painful stimulus with no initiating stimulus;it is created in the mind.
B)is the projected perception of pain as a sensation being experienced at a site other than that of the actual injured or diseased tissue.
C)involves a descending pathway that blocks the release of substance P in the spinal cord.
D)is synonymous with the persistence of perceptions of painful stimuli long after the activity responsible for triggering them has ceased.

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Referred pain is a phenomenon where pain is felt in a different area of the body than where the actual injury or disease is located. The sensation of pain is projected or referred to another region, often one that is innervated by the same spinal segment as the actual site of the pain. For example, a heart attack may cause referred pain to the left arm or jaw. This occurs because the neural pathways responsible for transmitting pain signals from the heart also converge with those from the upper limb and face.

The Phenomenon Known as Referred Pain