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What is pain

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The unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential damage

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Do you need tissue damage to feel pain

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No

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In people who can’t feel pain what are blocked

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Certain Na+ channels

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What are factors that relate to the perception of pain (6)

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  1. Sensory input from body
  2. Previous experiences
  3. Cultural factors
  4. Social/work environment
  5. Expectations about consequences
  6. Beliefs, knowledge, and logic
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What is nociception

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Encoding of noxious stimuli

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What are the receptors that have a nociceptive function (4)

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  1. Thermal nociceptors
  2. Mechanical nociceptors
  3. Polymodal nociceptors
  4. Silent nociceptors
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What are thermal nociceptors

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Activated by the extremes of temperature

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What temperatures activate thermal nociceptors

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Over 45 C and under 5 C

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What are mechanical nociceptors

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Activated by intense pressure or tension applied to the skin

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What are polymodal nociceptors

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Respond to a wide range of stimuli

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What do polymodal receptors respond to (3)

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  1. Thermal
  2. Mechanical
  3. Chemical
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What are silent nociceptors

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Truly silent until injury in viscera and in and around joints

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When do silent nociceptors become activated

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Only in the presence of inflammation

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What are silent nociceptors activated by (2)

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  1. Inflammation

2. Other chemical agents

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How are transient receptor potential ion channels (TRPV1) expressed

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Selectively by nociceptive neurons

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What does TRPV1 mediate

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Pain producing actions of capsaicin

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True or False:

TRPV1 responds a lot to thermal stimuli

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True

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True or False:

TRPV1 is influenced by changes in pH

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True

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Where is capsaicin found

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Peppers

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Does TRPV mediate or modulate behavior and why

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Modulate behavior because it is a second messenger

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True or False:

Second messengers don’t stay local they affect other areas and go retrograde

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True

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What does bradykinin activate

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A G-protein coupled BK receptor which activates PLC

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What does the activation of PLC do

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Leads to hydrolysis of PIP2

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What does hydrolysis of PIP2 lead to

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  1. Production of IP3 and the subsequent release of Ca++

2. Production of DAG and activation of PKC

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What does PKC do
Regulates TRPV1 channel opening
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What fiber sends sharp quick pain
A-delta fibers
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What fiber sends dull slow pain
C fibers
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Where does nociceptive stimuli synapse
On interneurons in the dorsal horn
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Which lamina is thought to be all sensory
Lamina 1
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What lamina are important for pain sensation (3)
1, 2, and 5
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What lamina do A-beta fibers synapse on (1)
4
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What lamina do A-delta fibers synapse on (3)
1, 2, and 5
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What lamina do C fibers synapse on (2)
1 and 2
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Where do interneurons in lamina 1 and 5 send projections to
The brain via the thalamus
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What are lamina 3 and 4 important for
Deep touch
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What does lamina 1 receive input from (2)
A-delta and C fibers
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What does lamina 2 receive input from (2)
A-delta and C fibers
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What does lamina 5 receive input from (3)
A-beta, A-delta, and C fibers
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What is lamina 1 specific for
Nociception specific and wide range of neurons
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What is another name for lamina 2
Substantia gelatinosa
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True or False: | Lamina 2 is a dense region of local interneurons
True
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True or False: | Lamina 5 receives a wider range of noxious stimuli
True
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Where do nociceptive signals cross and where does it go
The same level it enters the and goes up to thalamus
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What are the 3 pathways that conduct nociceptive signals
1. Spinothalamic tract 2. Spinoreticular tract 3. Spinomesenphalic tract
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What does the spinothalamic tract contain
Nociceptive specific thermosensitive and wide range dynamic neurons
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What lamina does the spinothalamic tract receive input from (3)
Lamina 1, 2, and 5
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What lamina does the spinoreticular tract receive input from (2)
Lamina 7 and 8
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Where does the spinoreticular tract terminate
In the reticular formation and thalamus
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What lamina does the spinomesenphalic tract receive input from (2)
Lamina 1 and 5
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Where does the spinomesenphalic tract terminate (3)
1. Mesencephalic reticular formation 2. Periaqueductal gray 3. Amygdala via parabrachial nucleus
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What is the spinomesenphalic tract thought to be involved in
The sleep cycle/patterns
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What tract is responsible for use experiencing fear at night
Spinomesenphalic tract
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What are are the lateral nuclear groups that relay information to the cortex (3)
1. Ventral posteromedial nucleus 2. Ventral posterolateral nucleus 3. Posterior nucleus
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What are the medial nuclear groups that relay information to the cortex (2)
1. Central lateral nucleus | 2. Intralaminar complex
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How is the amygdala involved in pain experience
Processing and memory of emotional reactions
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How is the primary somatosensory cortex involved in pain experience
Somatic sensation and movement planning
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How is the hippocampus involved in pain experience
Consolidation of information from short to long term memory
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How is the anterior cingulate cortex involved in pain experience
Plays a role in a wide variety of autonomic functions and rational cognitive functions
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How is the primary motor cortex involved in pain experience
Plan and execute movements
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How is the hypothalamus and thalamus involved in pain experience
Autonomic nervous system (regulating body temp, hunger, and sleep)
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How is the prefrontal cortex involved in pain experience
Planning motor behavior, moderating social behavior
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How is the cerebellum involved in pain experience
Movement coordination
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True or False: | Treating pain is difficult because it is not one sensory event
True
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True or False: | Nociception is neither necessary nor sufficient to experience pain
True
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You do not need nociception to have pain
True
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True or False: | Pain is a conscious experience and requires cortical activity for the painful experience to exist
True
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Can nociception occur without the presence of pain
Yes'm
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Nociception is not synonymous with pain
Yes'm
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True or False: | You need to generate an excitatory signal for pain to occur
True
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What does the periaqueductal gray do to decrease the perception of pain
Releases a lot of endorphins
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What happens if the postsynaptic cell is hyperpolarized
We do not get an AP
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What does activation of nociceptors lead to
The release of glutamate producing an EPSP in the projection neuron
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How do opioids effect the EPSP
They decrease the duration of the EPSP
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What do opiods lead to (2)
1. Decrease in Ca++ influx | 2. Hyperpolarization of projection neuron via activation of K+ channels
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True or False: | Depending how hyperpolarized the neuron is we may be able to block the signal
True
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What is the pathway of nociception stimulation
Signal sent to special neurons synapse on dorsal horn cross over to the other side and go up to the brain then are sent to specific areas.
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True or False: | Even though nociceptive signals are sent up to the brain doesn't mean we will always experience pain
True

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