When an internal pain is felt in a surface region of the skin, it is called
A) referred pain.
B) proprioception.
C) somatic sensing.
D) countersensation.
E) sensory adaptation.

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Referred pain occurs when pain originating in an internal organ is perceived as coming from a part of the skin (often at a different location). This happens because of the way pain signals from internal organs and those from the skin share common neural pathways to the brain.

When an Internal Pain Is Felt in a Surface Region