Patho Exam 4 - UT Tyler Questions and
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which kind of pain is caused by injury or malfunction of the nerves?
Ans: neuropathic
t/f: pain can occur with or without stimulation
Ans: true
what are pain receptors called?
Ans: nociceptors
which source of pain involves the skin?
Ans: cutaneous
which source of pain involves ligaments, tendons, bones and nerves?
Ans: deep somatic
which source of pain is from deep, internal organs?
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Ans: visceral
which kind of pain is felt elsewhere in the body and makes visceral pain
hard to localize?
Ans: referred
which kind off pain is felt in an absent extremity as if the extremity is
still there?
Ans: phantom limb
which pain theory is described as larger diameter nerve fibers (touch,
temp., pressure) overriding small diameter pain fibers?
Ans: gate control theory
______ gate allows the transmission of pain fibers to ascend the spinal
cord to the brain vs. ______ gate does not allow transmission
Ans: open vs. closed
massage and applying pressure are examples of what theory?
Ans: gate control theory
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which theory explained phantom limb pain?
Ans: neuromatrix theory
which theory is described as predetermined, shaped by sensory
impulses throughout ones life and includes a widely distributed neural
network?
Ans: neuromatrix theory
characteristic patterns of input impressed on the brain
Ans: neurosignature
how does the neuromatrix theory explain phantom limb pain?
Ans: the body's extremities are a part of the neurosignaure
impressed on the body-self neuromatrix therefore after
amputation, the brain still perceives the extremities and their
pain
bone grows and enlarges in this process where osteoblastic activity
predominates
Ans: modeling
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once the bone reaches maturity, breakdown and renewal is caused by
osteoclasts in a process called?
Ans: remodeling
what determines skeletal mass and healing after injury?
Ans: bone formation and reabsorption
mature osteoblasts
Ans: osteocytes
after what age does osteoclast activity exceeds osteoblast activity?
Ans: 30
overstretching of a ligament with possible tear due to twisting or
pulling of muscle
Ans: sprain
what is the most common site for sprains?
Ans: ankle
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