Day 5 - Pain

Question 1

Which nociceptor is associated with the slow, dull, second transmission of pain?

Answer 1

C-fibres

Question 2

Which neurotransmitters are found in the synapse between nociceptors and relay neurons in the dorsal horn?

Answer 2

Substance P

Question 3

What is most commonly associated with sensitising nerve fibres in nociceptive pain?

Answer 3

Prostaglandins

Question 4

What is an example of segmental counter stimulation?

Answer 4

TENS machine

Question 5

Which type of nerve is associated with the transmission of pain quickly and causes the sharp, shooting kind of pain?

Answer 5

A-delta fibres

Question 6

Nociception

Answer 6

The conversion of noxious stimuli into nerve impulses by nociceptors

Question 7

Transmission

Answer 7

The movement of nerve impulses along defined pathways to the brain

Question 8

Perception

Answer 8

The conscious experience of pain which arises through stimulation of the higher brain centres

Question 9

Modulation

Answer 9

An increase or decrease in our perception of pain

Question 10

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage

Answer 10

Yes true