5 Questions
What is the primary function of acute pain?
To warn us of danger
What is the term for the normal processing of pain and responses to noxious stimuli?
Nociception
What type of stimuli triggers a pain response?
Noxious stimuli
What is the purpose of the physiological response of acute pain?
To prevent further harm
What type of tissue is affected by noxious stimuli?
Normal tissue
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.
Understand the physiological response of acute pain and its relation to nociception, the normal processing of pain and responses to harmful stimuli. Learn how acute pain warns us of danger and protects us from tissue damage.
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