ACUTE PAIN

Question 1

What are the 3 primary locations of the pain pathway

Answer 1

1. periphery
2. spinal cord
3. cortex

Question 2

What are nociceptors

Answer 2

specialized receptors that detect pain

Question 3

What locations do nociceptors detect pain from

Answer 3

our skin
musculoskeletal system
internal organs

Question 4

What are the three types of noxious stimulus

Answer 4

mechanical
temperature
chemical

Question 5

What type of fiber is the first to recognize pain

Answer 5

Alpha

Question 6

What activates alpha fibres

Answer 6

mechanical and thermal stimulation

Question 7

What are two characteristics of alpha fibres

Answer 7

fast and myelinated

Question 8

What type of fibres send signals which are diffuse and secondary

Answer 8

c fibers

Question 9

What activates c fibers

Answer 9

chemical reaction referred to as inflammatory soup

Question 10

What are two characteristics of c fibers

Answer 10

slow and unmyelinated

Question 11

Which type of fibres are involved in pain modulation

Answer 11

beta fibers

Question 12

beta fibers are what type of sensory fibre

Answer 12

general

Question 13

what are the three type of nociceptor fibres

Answer 13

Alpha, C, beta

Question 14

nociceptive information enters the spinal cord via the…

Answer 14

spinal ganglion and the into the posterior horn of the spinal cord