Suppose you suffer a cut through the spinal cord on the left side only. For the part of the body below that cut, you will lose pain sensation on the right side of the body and touch sensation on the left side. Why?

A. The left side of the body is more sensitive to pain than the right side is.

B. The right side of the body is more sensitive to pain than the left side is.

C. Pain axons cross the spinal cord at once, but touch fibers do not.

D. Pain axons regrow after injury, but touch axons do not.

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