IUPUI Biophysical Processes Exam 1: Complete Q&A with Verified Solutions-2025/2026

Describe somatic pain: - Arises from bone, joint, muscle, skin, or connective tissue; usually aching or throbbing in quality. Describe visceral pain: - - Arises from visceral organs, such as the GI tract and bladder. - Can be well-localized pain or poorly localized pain - Described as deep, aching, throbbing - Usually responsive to non-opioid and/or opioid drugs. What are some examples of visceral pain? - Surgical incision, broken bone Describe neuropathic pain: - - Abnormal processing of sensory input by the peripheral or central nervous system. - Described as numbing, hot, burning, shooting, stabbing, sharp, or electric shock-like Causes of neuropathic pain: - Trauma, inflammation, metabolic disease (DM), alcoholism, infections of the nervous system, tumors