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### How Do You Feel Touch and Pain?

Abram was violently tackled in a football game. Though he did not notice the injury during the game, afterward he feels a dull pain in his leg. Identify the true statements about Abram's pain.

True Statement(s):
1. The dull pain acts as a reminder to keep Abram from using his leg while it heals.
2. Information about the pain in his leg is being sent to the brain using slow fibers.
3. Abram did not feel pain during the game because he was distracted.



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Final answer:

Abram feels a dull pain in his leg after a football tackle due to the transmission of information via myelinated axons to the brain, acting as a reminder to protect the injured leg. Distraction during the game prevented him from feeling the pain initially.


Explanation:

Pain Perception and Transmission:

When Abram feels a dull pain in his leg after a football tackle, it acts as a reminder to protect the injured area. The true statement is that information about the pain in his leg is being sent to the brain using myelinated axons which are faster in conducting nerve impulses compared to slow fibers. During the game, Abram did not feel pain because he was distracted by the intense activity.


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