A 65 year-old man visits the emergency room due to complaints about tight chest pain and numbness in his left arm. What is a likely cause for this pain, and at which point does this information converge onto the pain pathway for the chest?

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The likely cause for the tight chest pain and numbness in the left arm is a heart attack, which is a result of damage to the heart muscle. The information about the pain in the chest would converge onto the pain pathway for the heart by second order neurons.

A 65 Year-Old Man Visits the Emergency Room Due to Complaints