Which description characterizes visceral pain?
A) Is sharp and well-defined when transmitted by A-delta (Ad) fibers.
B) Is perceived as poorly localized and is transmitted by the sympathetic nervous system.
C) Arises from connective tissue, muscle, bone, or skin.
D) Is perceived as dull, aching, and poorly localized when transmitted by C fibers.

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Of the options provided,only visceral pain refers to pain in internal organs and the abdomen and is transmitted by sympathetic afferents.Visceral pain is poorly localized because of fewer nociceptors in the visceral structures.

Which Description Characterizes Visceral Pain