NUR 304 Exam 3

NUR 304 Exam 3
1. Pain
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subjective
2. nociceptors
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specialized nerve endings that detect painful sensations
3. nociception
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observable activity in the nervous system in response to an adequate stimulus
protective response to bring awareness to actual or potential damage
4. transduction
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activation of nociceptors by stimuli ex
exposure to pressure or a hot surface
5. transmission
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conduction of pain message to spinal cord
6. pain perception
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recognizing and defining pain in cortex (limbic system)
7. pain modulation
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process by which the body alters a pain signal asit transmitted along the pain pathway