PAIN AND NOCICEPTION

Question 1

WHAT IS A NOCICEPTROR

Answer 1

THE SMALLEST MYELINATED, OR UNMYELINATED PROMARY AFFERNT NERVE FIBRES THAT ARE DANGER RECEPTORS

Question 2

WHAT IS THE THREE STEPS OF TEH SPINOTHALAMIC PATHWAY OF TEH ANTEROLATERAL SYSTEM

Answer 2

1. SPINOTHALAMIC
2. SPINORETICULAR
3. SPINOMESENCEPHALIC

Question 3

WHAT IS ALLODYNIA

Answer 3

PAIN DUE TO A STIMULUS THAT DOES NTO NORMALLY PROVOKE PAIN

Question 4

WHAT IS HYPERALGESIA

Answer 4

EXCESSIVE PAIN FROM A STIMULUS THAT DOES NORMAL PROVOKE A NORMAL AMOUNT OF PAIN

Question 5

WHAT IS ANALGESIA

Answer 5

ABSENCE OF PAIN IN RESPONSE TO A STIMULATION WHICH WOULD NORMALLY BE PAINFUL

Question 6

WHERE CAN NOCICEPTORS BE FOUND

Answer 6

EXTERNALLY - CUTANEOUS
INTERNALLY - MUSCLES, JOINTCAPSULES, PERIOSTEUM, AND JOINTS. AND VISCERA

Question 7

WHERE ARE THE CELL BODIES OF NOCICEPTORS FOUND

Answer 7

DORSAL ROOT GANGLION

Question 8

WHAT IS THE PATHWAY OF THE ANTEROLATERAL SYSTEM

Answer 8

1/ TRANSDUCTION
2. TRANSMISSION
3. MODULATION
4. PERCEPTION

Question 9

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TRANSDUCTION

Answer 9

NOXIOUS STIMULI ARE CONVERTED INTO ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

Question 10

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN TRANSMISSION

Answer 10

THE INFO IS RELAYED VIA THE SPINAL CORD TO THE BRAIN STEM AND THALAMUS

Question 11

WHAT IS MODULATION

Answer 11

INVOLVES BOTH EXITORY AND INHIBITORY MECHANISMS. THE PROCESS BY WHICH TTHE BODY ALTERS A PAIN SIGNAL AS IT IS TRANSMITTED ALONG THE NEUROLOGICAL PATHWAY

Question 12

WHAT IS PERCEPTION

Answer 12

THE BRAIN FINALLY REGISTERS THE MODULATED SENSATION OF PAIN, AND THE CONNECITONS BETWEEN THE THALAMUS AND HIGHER CORTICAL CENTRES CONTROL PERCEPTION AND INTEGRATE THE DEEMED APPROPRIATE RESPONSE