PAT 201 Week 4 Pain Notes – Pathophysiology Study Guide & Exam Prep

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Whathkishkpain?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
anhkunpleasanthksensoryhkandhkemotionalhkexperiencehkassociatedhkwithhkac
tualhkorhkpotentialhktissuehkdamage


Painhkis....hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
ahksubjective,hkprotectivehk&hkcomplexhkphenomenonhkmadehkuphkofhkdyna
michkinteractionshkwithhkphysical,hkcognitive,hkspiritual,hkemotionalhk&hkenvi
ronmentalhkfactors


WhathkarehkthehkTheorieshkofhkPain?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
specificityhktheory,hkpatternhktheory,hkgatehkcontrolhktheoryhk&hkneuromatri
xhktheoryhk(whichhkexplainshkgatehktheory)



ExplainhkthehkSpecificityhkTheoryhk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
ithkdescribeshkthehkamounthkofhkpainhkrelatedhktohkthehkamounthkinjuryhkandhka
ccountshkforhkmanyhktypeshkofhkinjuryhkbuthkdoeshknothkexplainhkpsychologichkc
ontributionshktohkpainhkorhkchronichkpain


DoeshkthehkSpecificityhkTheoryhkaccounthkforhkpsychologicalhkcontributionshk
tohkchronichkpain?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔ NO

, ExplainhkPatternhkTheoryhk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
describeshkthehkrolehkofhkimpulsehkintensityhkandhkrepatterninghkofhkthehkcent
ralhknervoushksystem,hkbuthkdoeshknothkaccounthkforhkallhkpainhkexperiences


Dohkdifferenthkorganshkhavehkdifferenthkresponseshktohkstimuli?hk-
hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔ YES


InhkthehkGatehkControlhkTheory,hkwhichhk2hkfibershkresponsehktohkahkbroadhkran
gehkofhkpainfulhkstimulihkthroughhknociceptivehktransmissionshktohk"open"hkthe
hkgate? hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔ LargehkmyelinatedhkA-
deltahkandhksmallhkunmyelenatedhkChkfibers


Wherehkishkpainhkmodulatedhkbyhkahk"gate"?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
inhkthehkcellshkofhkthehksubstantiahkgelatinosahkinhkthehkspinalhkcord



WhathkishkthehkSubstantiahkGelatinosa?hk-hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
thehkdorsalhkregionhkofhkthehkspinalhkcordhkwherehkbothhkfasthkandhkslowhkpain
hkfibershksynapsehkwithhksensoryhknerveshkonhktheirhkwayhktohkthehkbrainhk/hkthehk


gatehkthathkopenshktohklethkthehkimpulseshkgohkup


Whathkishkthehkdifferencehkbetweenhkmyelinatedhkandhkunmyelinatedhkcellshk-
hkcorrecthkanswer✔ ✔
myelinatedhkcellshkhavehkisolationhkthathkhelpshkspeedhkuphkelectricalhkstimu
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