A&P Test 2 Flashcards
What is the pain neuron?
Free nerve endings
What is the most important sensory neuron for us?
free nerve endings
What is adaptation of the sensory neurons?
The resetting of the neurons to a “new normal”
What is reverse adaptation in a neuron?
When a stimulus becomes stronger over time instead of us getting used to it. This happens in pain.
Why should you take prescribed pain mediations after surgery?
Because Nociceptors have reverse adaptation
How can you prevent a pain response?
By blocking the nerves
Superior
up
inferior
down
dorsal
back
ventral
front
Anatomical positions are named based on what position of a body?
standing facing you with palms facing forward
anterior
frontp
posterior
back
medial
towards the middle
lateral
away form the middle
rostral
Front and towards the top
Caudal/Caudad
down and towards the rear
distal
away from CNS
Proximal
Towards the CNS
Sagittal
separates the left and right sides
coronal
separates the front from back
Horizontal
separates the top from the bottom
Oblique
an odd angle separating 2 parts
Telencephalon
Outer part of the brain