Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, Sensory Function Flashcards
Which statement is true regarding the specificity theory of pain?
A. Focuses on the attention of pain.
B. Focuses on the previous experience of pain.
C. Relates the amount of pain to the amount of soft-tissue injury.
D. Is related to the emotions exhibited toward pain.
C. Relates the amount of pain to the amount of soft-tissue injury.
Which two systems regulate the complex emotional responses to pain?
A. Frontal and cerebellar lobes
B. Limbic and reticular systems
C. Thalamus and brainstem
D. Midbrain and nuclei of thalamus
B. Limbic and reticular systems
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
A. Glutamate
B. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
C. Glycine
D. Substance P
A. Glutamate
What is the appropriate definition of perceptual dominance?
A. Overt pain responses are regulated.
B. Pain at one location may mask pain at another location.
C. Is a repeated exposure to pain.
D. Is the point at which pain is perceived.
B. Pain at one location may mask pain at another location.
Which of the following is classified as a myofascial pain syndrome?
A. Muscle strain
B. Mastectomy
C. Neck dissection
D. Surgical amputation
A. Muscle strain
Which part of the brain is responsible for temperature regulation?
A. Thalamus
B. Medulla
C. Hypothalamus
D. Limbic system
C. Hypothalamus
Which mechanism of heat loss involves electromagnetic waves?
A. Radiation
B. Conduction
C. Convection
D. Evaporation
A. Radiation
Which of the following is a benefit of fever?
A. Decreases lymphocytic transformation.
B. Diminishes the response of phagocytosis.
C. Decreases calcium concentration.
D. Deprives bacteria of a food source.
D. Deprives bacteria of a food source.
Which statements are true regarding sleep patterns in older adults? (Select all that apply.) A. Sleep time is decreased. B. Sleep takes longer to initiate. C. Sleep is maintained much easier. D. Sleep is deeper.
A. Sleep time is decreased.
B. Sleep takes longer to initiate.
________ are free nerve endings in the afferent peripheral nervous system that selectively respond to different chemical, mechanical, and thermal stimuli.
Nociceptors
_______ pain arises from connective tissue, muscle, bone, and skin.
Somatic
_______ pain refers to pain in internal organs and the lining of the body cavities.
Visceral
_______ is a temporary resetting of the hypothalamic thermostat to a higher level in response to endogenous or exogenous pyrogens.
Fever
_______ is the elevation of the body temperature without an increase in the hypothalamic set point.
Hyperthermia
