Transduction + Transmission Flashcards
1
Q
What is Noxious
A
Unpleasant (mechanical, thermal, and chemical)
2
Q
An impulse from a noxious stimulus is converted to an electrical impulse
A
Transduction
3
Q
What is transduction
A
Conversion of a noxious impulse to an electrical impulse.
4
Q
What is transmission
A
Impulse traveling from the source, up nerve fibers to the spinal cord and thalamus
5
Q
Alpha and beta nerve fibers
A
Non noxious
6
Q
Gamma nerve fibers
A
Fast pain
7
Q
C nerve fibers
A
Slow pain
8
Q
After transduction and transmission comes….
A
Modulation
9
Q
What is modulation
A
The modification of transmission through amplifying or suppressing
10
Q
Two location types of modulation
A
Spinal cord and supraspinal
