A 40-year-old female presents complaining of pain near the midline in the epigastrium.Assuming the pain is caused by a stimulus acting on an abdominal organ,the pain felt is classified as:

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Visceral pain arises from a stimulus (distention,inflammation,ischemia)acting on an abdominal organ.
Somatic is a form of parietal pain.
Parietal pain,from the parietal peritoneum,is more localized and intense than visceral pain,which arises from the organs themselves.
Referred pain is visceral pain felt at some distance from a diseased or affected organ.

A 40-Year-Old Female Presents Complaining of Pain near the Midline