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Somatosensory and Pain - Kenyon Flashcards

1
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What is the general function of primary afferent neurons?

A

Encode mechanical, chemical, or thermal stimulus into a receptor or generator potential

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Are generator and action potentials the same

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NO

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Describe a generator potential?

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small, graded, and NOT CONDUCTED.

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Generator potential is equivalent to what type of post-synaptic event?

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EPSP

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5
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Where are the cell bodies of PANs?

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in the DRG

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Are there synapses in the DRG?

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Normally speaking, NO

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Are there IPSPs or EPSPs in the DRG?

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No, all electrical activity passes right through it

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“A” fibers have a (large/small) diameter and conduct (fast/slow)

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large, fast

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C fibers are (large/small) diameter and conduct (fast/slow)

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small, slow

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C and A-delta conduct what signals?

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Pain and temperature

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which fiber type is the fastest and what type of signal does it carry?

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A-beta; TVP

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what are the slowest fibers?

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C and A-delta

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13
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Does the fast/slow differentiation have any impact on actual ability to conduct?

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NO

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14
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Do specialized receptors of PAN’s adapt to stimuli?

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Some adapt quickly, some slowly, some not at all. Theyre the goldilocks bears of neuroscience.

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15
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In two-pt. discrimination, what happens as you move the points farther apart?

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AP frequency from the central receptive field lowers while frequency increases in the lateral receptive fields

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16
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Describe the pathway taken for TVP and Pain and Temp from the body and back of head?

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PAN’s to DRG to dorsal roots to dorsal column to medial lemniscus

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17
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Describe the path for TVP, pain, and temp, form the the face and teeth?

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PAN’s to trigeminal ganglion

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18
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When axons enter the spinal cord, what types of events utilize the pathway that synapse in Rexed Layer 3 of the cord?

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spinal reflexes: knee jerk, somato-somatic, viscero-somatic

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When axons enter the spinal cord and branch without synapsing, what do these form?

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The dorsal columns of he spinal cord

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20
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Lower limbs form what tract?

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medial gracile tract

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Upper limbs, trunk and neck form what tract?

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lateral cuneate tract

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22
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With respect to dorsal column somatotopy, what body structures will be more lateral? More medial?

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lateral: occiput and neck
medial: lower limb and trunk

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23
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Will we see facial innervation in the the somatotopy of the dorsal column?

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No, that stuff goes through the trigeminal!

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What is the effect on TVP of lesions in the dorsal column? what does this tell us about TVP fibers?

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There is PARTIAL loss of TVP; dorsal columns are NOT the only pathway for TVP

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25
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Axons from the dorsal columns synapse with second order neurons in which nuclei?

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gracile nucleus

cuneate nucleus

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26
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Is the information at the gracile and cuneate nuclei simply relayed or is it processed?

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it is processed

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The (blank) tract is the pathway in which axons go ventral and corss over to form the medial lemniscus

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Internal Arcuate tract

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28
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Axons from the lower body end up (ventral/dorsal)

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ventral

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Fibers from the gracile or cuneate tracts synapse in the (blank or blank) nuclei

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Gracile or cuneate nuclei

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30
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The gracile and cuneate nuclei are in which brain layer?

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Caudal medulla

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31
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The internal arcuate tract connects the gracile and cuneate nuclei to the (blank)

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medial lemniscus

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32
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Axons in the medial lemniscus synapse with third order neurons where?

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Ventral Posterior Lateral nucleus of the thalamus

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33
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The VPL nucleus of the thalamus sends its fibers to what cortical structure and to which gyrus?

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Post central gyrus of the primary sensory cortex

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34
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does the VP complex have all peripheral somatic sensory fibers?

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yes!

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35
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Fibers from the trigeminal ganglion first enter at what brain level?

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PONS

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trigeminal fibers synapse at what nucleus in the Pons?

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principal nucleus of trigeminal complex

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Do fibers from the trigeminal travel on the medial or lateral lemniscus?

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medial

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38
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Where does the crossing over ocurr in the trigeminal pathway?

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After synapsing in the principal nucleus and meeting up with the medial lemniscus

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Where does the crossing over occur in the somatosensory pathway?

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In the caudal medulla, after synapsing in the gracile or cuneate nuclei and becoming the medal leminscus

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40
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Fibers in the trigeminal lemniscus synapse where in the brain proper?

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VPM of the thalamus

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Trigeminal fibers in the VPM travel to what cortical structure?

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pimary somatic sensory cortex

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With regard to the sensory cortex somatotopy, are structures of the face more medial or lateral?

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lateral

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what structures are most medial on cortical somatotopy?

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Trunk, leg, feet, toes

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the Ant. cerebral artery supplies what somatotopic structures?

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tunk, leg, foot, and genitals

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the middle cerebral artery suppplies what somatotopic structures?

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arms, hands, face, tongue

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46
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Does the posterior cerebral artery supply any somatotopic structures?

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noooooope

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47
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Is there anything coming out of the primary sensory cortex?

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YES, DESCENDING branches going to the secondary sensory cortex

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From the SII, to what brain structures do fibers go? What are their functions?

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Limbic structures, amygdala, and hippocampus.

Involved in inhibitory pathways blocking out proprioception (not always aware of your shoes/socks), as well as tactile sensation and learning memory

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49
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Are there more ascending or descending axons?

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Descending!

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50
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effective analgesic therapy increases the (blank) of life for pts with pain

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quality

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51
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What three classes of drugs help with neuropathic pain?

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  1. COX 2 inhibitors
  2. opioid analgesics
  3. adjuvant analgesics
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52
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What fraction of pts actually get adequate neuropathic pain relief from current treatments?

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1/3

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When processing pain in the sensory-discriminative model, in what nucleus do pain fibers synapse?

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Ventral posterior (VP) nucleus

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54
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After hitting the VP, where does pain go for the sensory-discriminatory model?

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Somatosensory cortex (SI, SII)

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55
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In the affective-motivational model, what are the two cortical areas that are acivated?

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Anterior cingulate cortex and insular cortex

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From what nuclei do you travel to reach the ant. cingulate cortex and the insular cortex?

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midline thalamic nucleus

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57
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lesions in what thalamic nuclei cause complete loss of contralateral pain and temp?

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ventromedial nucleus

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58
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What are the two ways of measuring pain?

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Self-reporting or fMRI

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Nociceptors have their cell bodies where?

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in the DRG

60
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the goal of pain management is to manipulate, aka (blank), nociceptors to control the first stage of pain generation

61
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Capsaicin receptors are part of the (blank) receptor family

62
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(Pre/post)ganglionic sympathetic neurons will synapse in the (blank) following injury

63
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Synapse of sympathetic fibers in the DRG will cause (blank)

64
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Nociceptors have a (higher/lower) threshold than thermoreceptors

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higher!! First something feels good and warm before it burns!

65
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Stimulation of (hi/low) threshold mechano/thermoreceptors is non painful

66
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stimulation of high threshold (thermoreceptor/nociceptors) is painful

A

nociceptor

67
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What is the order of conduction speed from fastest to slowest of c, A-delta, and TVP fibers?

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TVP>A-delta>C

68
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do A-delta fibers carry first or second pain?

A

first pain

69
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T/F: C-fibers carry second pain

70
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Besides pain, what two other stimuli do A-delta fibers carry?

A

mechano and mechanothermal

71
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Can C-fibers carry several sorts of painful stimuli?

A

Yes, this is called polymodal

72
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Is conduction rate the event that causes difference between first and second pain?

73
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What is the general reason for difference in first and second pain?

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Fibers are going to different areas of the brain

74
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What three types of stimuli can excite nociceptors?

A
  1. mechanical
  2. thermal
  3. chemical (pH)
75
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what class of ion channels are involved in pain and temp info?

A

TRP channels

76
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What three stimuli open capsaicin channels?

A
  1. heat
  2. low pH
  3. capsaicin
77
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T/F: the capsaicin channel is selective for Ca

A

F! It is NONSELECTIVE

78
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T/F: capsaicin channels are regulated by intracellular Ca and enzymes

79
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does capsaicin bind to the receptor outside of the plasma membrane or within the cytosol?

A

On the cytosolic side

80
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Does the capsaicin receptor produce a generator potential or an AP?

A

generator potential

81
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What ion that TRPV1 lets into the cell causes autoregulation of the channel?

A

Ca, of course

82
Q

What receptor is involved in the itch response?

83
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is TRPA1 metabotropic or ionotropic?

A

metabotropic

84
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Binding different intracellular (blanks) will differentiate between pain and itch

85
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Pain and temperature afferents synapse in the (blank)

A

dorsal horn

86
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Axons from the secondary neurons cross and form the (blank) tract to the thalamus

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anterolateral tract (spinothalamic)

87
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lesion of the dorsal column will result in what specific defieciency beyond partial TVP loss?

A

loss of ability to detect direction and speed of stimulus

88
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TVP and pain are (same/opposite) sides below the medulla

89
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TVP and pain are on (same/opposite) sides above the medulla

90
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TVP crosses over to the same as pain at what brain level?

A

caudal medulla

91
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What tract does TVP travel on to reach the medial lemniscus to decussate?

A

the internal arcuate tract

92
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At their entrances to the CNS, do both TVP and pain come up ipsilaterally?

A

NO; TVP ispalateral, pain contralateral

93
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Pain travels through what spinal tract?

A

The spinalreticular tract within the anterolateral system

94
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A lesion of one side of the spinal cord will result in reduced TVP on the (blank) side and reduced pain and temperature sensation on the (blank) side.

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ispilateral, contralateral

95
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When pain and temp come in from the face, what direction (up/down) do they first travel in the CNS?

96
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Trigeminal pain and temp decussate onto the (blank) tract

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trigeminothalamic tract

97
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to what brain level does the trigeminal dive down to for pain and temp?

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Enters at mid-pons, dives down to middle medulla

98
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Between the mid pons and middle medulla pain and temp from BOTH sides of the face are on (blank) side(s) of the brainstem.

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BOTH SIDES OF BRAINSTEM!

99
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Sensory discriminative pathway mediates what three things?

A
  1. location
  2. intensity
  3. quality of noxious stim
100
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Affective-motivational pathway mediates what three sensations?

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  1. unpleasantness
  2. anxiety
  3. fear associated with pain
101
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Sensory discriminative is in what part of the brain

A

somatosensory cortex

102
Q

Affective-motivational pathway is associated with what parts of the brain? (6)

A 
Amgydala
Hypothalamus
Periaqueductal grey
Reticular Formation
Cingulate Cortex
Insula

It’s scary to sit down int the P-CHAIR (pain chair!)

103
Q

Besides making you feel like absolute dog shit while you throw a pity-party for your pain, what actual useful thing can the affective-motivational pathway do?

A

it can dampen down those debby downer thoughts!

104
Q

Projections to the reticular formation are in what brain structure?

A

Middle medulla

105
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Affective-motivational pathway synapses at what nucleus and at what level?

A

Parabrachial nucleus in the mid pons

106
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Fromt he affect-motivate path, Projections to these two structures come off at mid-pons

A

amygdala

hypothalamus

107
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What nucleus does the A-M pathway synapse in at the thalamus/

A

Intralaminar nuclei

108
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What two terminal brain structures does the A-M pathway go to?

A

insula and cingulate cortex

109
Q

Referred pain is (visceral/somatic) pain

110
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T/F: A lesion of the dorsal column could alleviate cancer pain

A

T; cancer is visceral pain

111
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What pathway does visceral/referred pain follow?

A

medial lemniscus, surprisingly

112
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Where does referred pain synapse in the thalamus

A

VP nucleus

113
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What terminal brain structure does referred pain go to? is this part of the A-M or S-D pathway?

A

insular cortex; A-M

114
Q

What is hyperalgesia?

A

Increases sensitivity to a painful stimulus

115
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What is allodynia?

A

Nonpainful simtuli now causes pain

116
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Hyperalgesia and allodynia arise from both (blank and blank) mechanisms

A

peripheral and central

117
Q

Sensitivity of nociceptors can be adjusted in the (blank)

118
Q

An “inflammatory soup” of substances is released following (blank)

119
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What is result of releasing this inflammatory soup?

A

Sensitization of nociceptors

120
Q

What chemicals are released during injury that sensitize the nociceptor?

A 
ATP
prostaglandins
Histamine
Bradykynin
5-HT
H
Substance P
nerve growth factor
CGRP
121
Q

Peripheral sensitization acts on a (positive/negative) feedback system

122
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T/F: Nociceptive neurons themselves can release sensitizing compounds

123
Q

COX inhibitors reduce pain by inhibiting sythesis of:

A

prostaglandins

124
Q

What is windup?

A

progressive increase in response by a dorsal horn neuron due to repetitive stimulation

125
Q

In central sensitization, cytokines promote transcription of (blank) that make prostaglandins that increase neuronal activity

126
Q

COX 2 inhibitors work on (blank) peripherally and (blank) centrally

A

DRG peripherally, spinal cord neurons centrally

127
Q

damage to the pain pathways results in what kind of pain?

A

neuropathic

128
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T/F: The perception and response to a painful stimulus is determined solely by the magnitude of the stimulus or activity in the primary afferent nociceptor.

A

F: IT IS NOT SOLEY DETERMINED

129
Q

Descending pathways activate neurons in the (blank) of the midbrain

A

periaqueductual grey

130
Q

A-M descending pathway is controlled at what 4 structures?

A
  1. Amygdala
  2. Hypothalamus
  3. midbrain periaqueductal grey
  4. Medullary reticular formation
131
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What are the nuclei that the periquedecutal grey project to? (4)

A
  1. parabrachial nucleus
  2. dorsal raphe nucleus
  3. locus coeruleus
  4. medullary reticular formation
132
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Where is the parabrachial nucleus?

A

junction of midbrain and pons

133
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Where is the dorsal raphe nucleus?

134
Q

Where is the locus coeruleus/

135
Q

Where is the medullary reticular formation?

136
Q

In the (blank) horn of the spinal cord, activity in the descending pathways inhibits nociceptive activity

137
Q

What neurotransmitters are used for inhibition of pain?

A

Serotonin

Enkephalins

138
Q

Activation of GPCRs coupled with inactivation of Ca channels modulates pain how?

A

inhibits it

139
Q

how does inactivation of Ca channels inhibit pain?

A

Inhibition of Ca influx prevents neurotransmitter release

140
Q

What types of nuerons release enkephalins/

A

interneurons

141
Q

Activation of low-threshold mechanoreceptors can also (blank) nociceptive activity.

142
Q

Where are the opioid receptors?

A

Periaqueductal grey and spinal cord

143
Q

Is there a real neurochemical basis of the placebo effect?

144
Q

What drug blocks the placebo effect?

145
Q

Newborns exposed to repeated heel lances have increased

A

hyperalgesia and conditioning to painful stimuli

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