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Name the areas that would "feel" referred pain from: Foregut, Midgut, Hindgut

a. Foregut: Epigastric region; Midgut: Periumbilical region; Hindgut: Hypogastric region
b. Foregut: Hypogastric region; Midgut: Periumbilical region; Hindgut: Epigastric region
c. Foregut: Periumbilical region; Midgut: Hypogastric region; Hindgut: Epigastric region
d. Foregut: Epigastric region; Midgut: Hypogastric region; Hindgut: Periumbilical region

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Final answer:

The foregut's referred pain is felt in the epigastric region, the midgut's referred pain in the periumbilical region, and the hindgut's referred pain in the hypogastric region, which is explained by the referred pain mechanism involving shared spinal cord pathways.

Step-by-step explanation:

The areas that would 'feel' referred pain from the foregut, midgut, and hindgut are as follows:

  • Foregut: Epigastric region
  • Midgut: Periumbilical region
  • Hindgut: Hypogastric region

These regions correlate with the abdominal regions into which health care providers divide the cavity. Referred pain is the phenomenon where pain from an internal organ is felt in a different area of the body, usually correlating with the same areas of the spinal cord that receive sensory nerves from both the internal organ and the area where the pain is felt.

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