The pain produced in an internal organ may be perceived as occurring somewhere else. This is called
A) mixed nerve messages.
B) referred pain.
C) phantom pain.
D) psychosomatic pain.
E) hypochondria.

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Referred pain is a type of pain that is felt in a different part of the body than the source of the pain. This is because the nerves that transmit pain signals from the internal organs to the brain are also responsible for transmitting pain signals from other parts of the body. When an internal organ is injured, the pain signals from that organ can be transmitted to the brain along the same nerves that transmit pain signals from the skin and muscles. This can cause the brain to perceive the pain as coming from the skin or muscles, even though the source of the pain is actually the internal organ.

The Pain Produced in an Internal Organ May Be Perceived