If a single spinal nerve is cut, the area of tactile loss is always greater than the area of loss of painful sensation, because
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (c) Degree of overlap of fiber carrying tactile sensation is much less(Ref: Ganong, 25th ed/p.160)The degree of overlap of fibers carrying pain is much greater than tactile sensationSo, the area of tactile loss is always greater for tactile sensation