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Feelings of pain are communicated through the central nervous system. These pain messages warn the brain when the body is being damaged.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

congenital —a physical characteristic that is inherited genetically from one or both parents. limbic system —the nerves and network in the brain that controls instincts and mood. It controls basic emotions like fear, happiness and anger and urges like hunger. nociception —the process through which nerves transmit pain sensations to the brain, from the Latin word for “hurt.”

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