Chapter 47

Question 1

The findings of increased blood pressure, pulse, and respiration in a patient are characteristic of pain _____

Answer 1

acute

Question 2

Painful stimulation of neurons in visceral structures is often perceived in another area because it is referred to _______________

Answer 2

structures from the same dermatome

Question 3

Important chemical mediators of pain include? (3 things)

Answer 3

1. histamine
2. prostaglandins
3. lactate

Question 4

Nociceptors are found in these 3 locations

Answer 4

1. viscera
2. muscle
3. connective tissue

Question 5

The ______ drugs interfere with pain perception in the brain, whereas nociceptor activation is altered peripherally by ___________ ________ and _____ ________ and the application of ____ and ____

Answer 5

opiod
prostaglandin inhibitors
local anesthetic
heat & cold

Question 6

Nociception incorporates 4 interdependent processes. Name these 4 processes

Answer 6

1. stimulate transduction
2. signal transmission
3. pain perception
4. pain modulation