Vocabulary Wk 2

Question 1

Nociception

Answer 1

transduction, conduction, and central nervous processing of signals generated by the stimulation of the nociceptors.

Question 2

Physiological pain

Answer 2

The protective sensation of pain that normally occurs when there is a possibility of or actual tissue injury.
Adaptive

Question 3

Pathological pain

Answer 3

Pain that is amplified and persistent.
Due to malfunction of or damage to the nervous system.
Maladaptive

Question 4

Pathological pain

Answer 4

Pain that is amplified and persistent.
Due to malfunction of or damage to the nervous system.
Maladaptive.

Question 5

Nociception

Answer 5

transduction, conduction, and central nervous processing of signals generated by the stimulation of the nociceptors.

Question 6

Preemptive analgesia

Answer 6

Provision of analgesia before tissue injury, including surgery.

Question 7

Multimodal analgesia

Answer 7

Treatment of pain with analgesics that target two or more types of pain receptors.

Question 8

Neuroleptanalgesia

Answer 8

A state of profound sedation and analgesia induced by the simultaneous administration of an opioid and a tranquilizer.

Question 9

Antagonist

Answer 9

A drug that binds to but does not stimulate receptors.