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What is the definition of unpleasant sensation, feeling of discomfort caused by
pain? stimulation of pain receptors
What stimulates pain? Pain receptors
What is pain? a defense mechanism for the body
- infections
- inflammation
- Ischemia
- Tissue necrosis
What are some causes of - stretching of tissue
pain? - stretching of tendons
- stretching of joint capsule
- Chemicals
- burns
- muscle spasms
pain originating from the skin (cutaneous), bone and
What is somatic pain?
muscle
What conducts somatic - sensory fibers
pain?
, What is Visceral pain? Acute or chronic pain originating from organs
What conducts visceral Sympathetic fibers
pain?
What are the pain fibers Myelinated A delta fibers
associated with pain? Unmyelinated C fibers
What does myelinated A - Acute pain that is impulses are transmitted rapidly
delta fibers associated
with?
What does myelinated A - Sharp
delta fibers make the pain - Sudden
feel like? - Localized
What does unmyelinated Chronic pain that their impulses are transmitted slowly
C fibers associated with?
- Diffuse
What does unmyelinated
- Dull
C fibers make the pain feel
- Burning
like?
- aching sensation
Where is the somatic Cerebral cortex in parietal lobe
sensory area located?
the theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological
What is the gate control
"gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass
theory?
on to the brain.
What happens when the - Pain impulses transmitted from periphery to brain
gate is open?
What happens when gate - reduced or modifies the passage of pain impulses
closes?
- application of ICE
How does one control
- Use of TENS
pain?
- use of opiate-like chemicals
NR 283 final concepts list Exam Review Questions
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Terms in this set (211)
What is the definition of unpleasant sensation, feeling of discomfort caused by
pain? stimulation of pain receptors
What stimulates pain? Pain receptors
What is pain? a defense mechanism for the body
- infections
- inflammation
- Ischemia
- Tissue necrosis
What are some causes of - stretching of tissue
pain? - stretching of tendons
- stretching of joint capsule
- Chemicals
- burns
- muscle spasms
pain originating from the skin (cutaneous), bone and
What is somatic pain?
muscle
What conducts somatic - sensory fibers
pain?
, What is Visceral pain? Acute or chronic pain originating from organs
What conducts visceral Sympathetic fibers
pain?
What are the pain fibers Myelinated A delta fibers
associated with pain? Unmyelinated C fibers
What does myelinated A - Acute pain that is impulses are transmitted rapidly
delta fibers associated
with?
What does myelinated A - Sharp
delta fibers make the pain - Sudden
feel like? - Localized
What does unmyelinated Chronic pain that their impulses are transmitted slowly
C fibers associated with?
- Diffuse
What does unmyelinated
- Dull
C fibers make the pain feel
- Burning
like?
- aching sensation
Where is the somatic Cerebral cortex in parietal lobe
sensory area located?
the theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological
What is the gate control
"gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass
theory?
on to the brain.
What happens when the - Pain impulses transmitted from periphery to brain
gate is open?
What happens when gate - reduced or modifies the passage of pain impulses
closes?
- application of ICE
How does one control
- Use of TENS
pain?
- use of opiate-like chemicals
