Referred pain is pain that originates in ____ but is felt as ____.
A)the skin/visceral pain
B)an internal organ/cutaneous pain
C)the skin/cutaneous pain in a different area
D)an internal organ/visceral pain, but in another organ

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Referred pain occurs when pain originating from an internal organ is perceived as coming from a different, often superficial, body location. This is due to the way pain signals from internal organs and the skin share common neural pathways to the brain.

Referred Pain Is Pain That Originates in ____ but Is