A patient with a lack of oxygen to his heart will have pain in his chest,and also possibly in his shoulders,arms,or jaw.Which of the following best explains why this occurs?
A) There is a problem with the sensory cortex and its ability to discriminate the location.
B) The lack of oxygen in his heart has resulted in decreased amount of oxygen to these areas.
C) The sensory cortex does not have the ability to localize pain in the heart,so the pain is felt elsewhere.
D) There is a lesion in the dorsal root that is preventing the sensation from being transmitted normally.
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