Which type of nerve fibers transmit pain impulses?
A)Aα fibers
B)Aβ fibers
C)A-delta fibers
D)B fibers

Name: Which type of nerve fibers transmit pain impulses? A)Aα fibers B)Aβ fibers C)A-delta fibers D)B fibers
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These two receptors are associated with lightly myelinated, medium-sized A-delta (Aσ) fibers. Other types of mechanical, thermal, and chemical nociception are transmitted by excitation of polymodal nociceptors and are carried on small, unmyelinated C fibers.

Which Type of Nerve Fibers Transmit Pain Impulses