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AT: guest lecture on pain (test one)

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what are two common errors while addressing pain?
1. chase the tissues (biomedical model)

2. assume this is all in your head. (psychological problem)
pain is not _________ it is a real _________ process that can and does happen to everyone.
psychological, neuropyschological
when part of your body is injured, special pain receptors convey the pain message to your brain. (true or false)
false.
nociception is the detection of ________ stimulus. ______ or ________.
noxious, injurious or potentially injurious.
nociception does not equal what?
pain and vice versa
you can have tissue damage and __________.
no pain
the timing and intensity of pain aches the timing and number of signals in danger messages. (true or false)
false.
nerves can adapt by increasing their resting level of excitement. (true or false)
true
second order messenger nerves post-synaptic membrane potential (excitement) is dependent on descending modulation. (true or false)
true
"central sensitization is the application of ________ within the _______."
neural signaling,
CNS
examples of central sensitization includes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
1. hypersensitivity
2. enhanced nociception
3. allodynia
4. diminished endogenous inhibition
pain does not equal _______
tissue damage.
when pain is turned down it is?
endogenous inhibition
when pain is turned up it is?
nociceptive facilitation
chronic pain means an injury hasn't healed properly. (true or false)
false.
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