Nociception

Question 1

Pain

Answer 1

an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage
protective mechanism for the body and causes a human or animal to react to remove the painful/noxious stimulus

Question 2

Nociceptor

Answer 2

a primary afferent neuron that is preferentially sensitive to a noxious stimulus

Question 3

Nociception

Answer 3

the detection of tissue damage by specialized transducers (nociceptors) attached to A delta and C peripheral nerve fibers
refers to transmission of nociceptive information to the brain without reference to the production of emotional or other types of response to the noxious stimulus

Question 4

Algesic

Answer 4

pain producing

Question 5

Analgesic

Answer 5

pain preventing

Question 6

Hyperalgesia

Answer 6

increased pain sensation elicited by a noxious stimulus

Question 7

Allodynia

Answer 7

a pathological condition in which pain is produced by a stimulus that is normally innocuous

Question 8

Recognizing pain in animals

Answer 8

1 - situational evidence
2 - behavioral responses
3 - physiological changes
4 - biochemical changes