At home with the flu, Stan is aching all over. Pain messages are traveling on the __________ pathway via __________ fibers.

A) slow; unmyelinated
B) slow; myelinated
C) fast; unmyelinated
D) fast; myelinated

Slow Pathway

A neurological pathway that processes stimuli at a slower pace, often involving more complex processing like emotion and decision-making.

Unmyelinated Fibers

Nerve fibers that lack a myelin sheath, resulting in slower transmission of nerve impulses compared to myelinated fibers.