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What is the primary function of acute pain?
What is the primary function of acute pain?
- To warn us of danger (correct)
- To heal damaged tissue
- To stimulate muscle growth
- To induce a fever
What is the term for the normal processing of pain and responses to noxious stimuli?
What is the term for the normal processing of pain and responses to noxious stimuli?
- Analgesia
- Nociception (correct)
- Allodynia
- Hyperalgesia
What type of stimuli triggers a pain response?
What type of stimuli triggers a pain response?
- Thermal stimuli
- Mechanical stimuli
- Sensory stimuli
- Noxious stimuli (correct)
What is the purpose of the physiological response of acute pain?
What is the purpose of the physiological response of acute pain?
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What type of tissue is affected by noxious stimuli?
What type of tissue is affected by noxious stimuli?
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Study Notes
Acute pain is a physiological response that warns us of danger. Nociception - normal processing of pain and the responses to noxious stimuli that are damaging or potentially damaging to normal tissue.
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