NURS 611 ADVANCE PATHO MARYVILLE UNIV
EXAM 2 FOCUSED REVIEW STUDY BANK
1. What are nociceptors?
*Answer√√ Sensory receptors activated by painful or noxious stimuli.
2. Where are nociceptors located?
*Answer√√ Skin, muscles, joints, bones, and internal organs.
3. What part of the spinal cord receives pain signals from nociceptors?
*Answer√√ Dorsal
horn.
4. Are nociceptors evenly distributed throughout the body?
*Answer√√ No.
5. Which body area has abundant nociceptors?
*Answer√√ Fingertips.
, NURS 611 ADVANCE PATHO MARYVILLE UNIV
EXAM 2 FOCUSED REVIEW STUDY BANK
6. Which tissue lacks nociceptors?
*Answer√√ Cartilage.
7. What is the purpose of acute pain?
*Answer√√ Protective mechanism warning of injury.
8. How long does acute pain usually last?
*Answer√√ Up to 6 months.
9. What autonomic response occurs with acute pain?
*Answer√√ Sympathetic activation.
10. Name one sign of sympathetic activation during acute pain.
*Answer√√ Increased pulse rate.
11. What usually causes chronic pain?
, NURS 611 ADVANCE PATHO MARYVILLE UNIV
EXAM 2 FOCUSED REVIEW STUDY BANK
*Answer√√ Unknown cause or prolonged inettective treatment.
12. How long does chronic pain persist?
*Answer√√ Months to years.
13. Why may chronic pain patients appear calm?
*Answer√√ Sympathetic adaptation occurs.
14. Does chronic pain usually increase blood pressure?
*Answer√√ No.
15. What are pyrogens?
*Answer√√ Fever-producing substances.
16. What are the two sources of pyrogens?
*Answer√√ Exogenous and endogenous.
, NURS 611 ADVANCE PATHO MARYVILLE UNIV
EXAM 2 FOCUSED REVIEW STUDY BANK
17. What produces exogenous pyrogens?
*Answer√√ Pathogens.
18. What cells primarily produce endogenous pyrogens?
*Answer√√ Phagocytic cells.
19. What is one benefit of fever?
*Answer√√ Kills pathogens.
20. Fever decreases levels of which minerals needed for bacterial growth?
*Answer√√ Iron,
zinc, and copper.
21. Fever enhances production of what antiviral substance?
*Answer√√ Interferon.
EXAM 2 FOCUSED REVIEW STUDY BANK
1. What are nociceptors?
*Answer√√ Sensory receptors activated by painful or noxious stimuli.
2. Where are nociceptors located?
*Answer√√ Skin, muscles, joints, bones, and internal organs.
3. What part of the spinal cord receives pain signals from nociceptors?
*Answer√√ Dorsal
horn.
4. Are nociceptors evenly distributed throughout the body?
*Answer√√ No.
5. Which body area has abundant nociceptors?
*Answer√√ Fingertips.
, NURS 611 ADVANCE PATHO MARYVILLE UNIV
EXAM 2 FOCUSED REVIEW STUDY BANK
6. Which tissue lacks nociceptors?
*Answer√√ Cartilage.
7. What is the purpose of acute pain?
*Answer√√ Protective mechanism warning of injury.
8. How long does acute pain usually last?
*Answer√√ Up to 6 months.
9. What autonomic response occurs with acute pain?
*Answer√√ Sympathetic activation.
10. Name one sign of sympathetic activation during acute pain.
*Answer√√ Increased pulse rate.
11. What usually causes chronic pain?
, NURS 611 ADVANCE PATHO MARYVILLE UNIV
EXAM 2 FOCUSED REVIEW STUDY BANK
*Answer√√ Unknown cause or prolonged inettective treatment.
12. How long does chronic pain persist?
*Answer√√ Months to years.
13. Why may chronic pain patients appear calm?
*Answer√√ Sympathetic adaptation occurs.
14. Does chronic pain usually increase blood pressure?
*Answer√√ No.
15. What are pyrogens?
*Answer√√ Fever-producing substances.
16. What are the two sources of pyrogens?
*Answer√√ Exogenous and endogenous.
, NURS 611 ADVANCE PATHO MARYVILLE UNIV
EXAM 2 FOCUSED REVIEW STUDY BANK
17. What produces exogenous pyrogens?
*Answer√√ Pathogens.
18. What cells primarily produce endogenous pyrogens?
*Answer√√ Phagocytic cells.
19. What is one benefit of fever?
*Answer√√ Kills pathogens.
20. Fever decreases levels of which minerals needed for bacterial growth?
*Answer√√ Iron,
zinc, and copper.
21. Fever enhances production of what antiviral substance?
*Answer√√ Interferon.
