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31 Cards in this Set

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Types of Pain and Their Qualities-Fast Pain and Slow Pain
Three Types of Stimuli Excite Pain Receptors-Mechanical, Thermal, and Chemical
Rate of Tissue Damage as a Stimulus for Pain
Tissue Ischemia as a Cause of Pain
Peripheral Pain Fibers-"Fast" and "Slow" Fibers
Termination of the Neospinothalamic Tract in the Brain Stem and Thalamus
Glutamate, the Probable Neurotransmitter of the Type Aδ Fast Pain Fibers
Substance P, the Probable Slow-Chronic Neurotransmitter of Type C Nerve Endings
Very Poor Capability of the Nervous System to Localize Precisely the Source of Pain Transmitted in the Slow-Chronic Pathway
Special Capability of Pain Signals to Arouse Overall Brain Excitability
Pain Suppression ("Analgesia") System in the Brain and Spinal Cord
Treatment of Pain by Electrical Stimulation
Causes of True Visceral Pain
Hyperalgesia
Tic Douloureux
Pain Suppression ("Analgesia") System in the Brain and Spinal Cord
Treatment of Pain by Electrical Stimulation
Causes of True Visceral Pain
Pain Suppression ("Analgesia") System in the Brain and Spinal Cord
Hyperalgesia
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
Treatment of Pain by Electrical Stimulation
Tic Douloureux
Brown-Séquard Syndrome
Causes of True Visceral Pain
Localization of Visceral Pain-"Visceral" and the "Parietal" Pain Transmission Pathways
Hyperalgesia
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
Tic Douloureux
Brown-Séquard Syndrome
Headache of Intracranial Origin
Headache Caused by Low Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure
Alcoholic Headache
Headache Caused by Irritation of Nasal and Accessory Nasal Structures
Thermal Receptors and Their Excitation
Stimulatory Effects of Rising and Falling Temperature-Adaptation of Thermal Receptors