MSK MSAPT Quiz 1

Another name for the pain system is:

Answer explanation

Pain is a subjective result of nociception.

A noxious stimulus will activate which nociceptors?

• C fibers and A-alpha fibers

• A-beta fibers and C fibers

• A-delta fibers and A-alpha fibers

• A-delta fibers and C fibers

Pain sensations are forwarded from the peripheries to higher centers via:

• Ascending tracts

• Descending tracts

Answer explanation

Ascending axons in the spinothalamic tract activate the thalamocortical system that produces the conscious pain sensation.

A higher pain intensity that is felt upon noxious stimulation. This describes:

• Hyperalgesia

• Allodynia

The occurrence of pain that is elicited by stimuli that are normally below the pain threshold. This describes:

• Hyperalgesia

• Allodynia

Chronic pain can be accompanied by: (mark all that are correct)

• Neuroendocrine dysregulation

• Fatigue

• Impaired physical and mental performance

• Increased pain sensations

Descending inhibition is formed by pathways that originate from _________ and descend in the dorsolateral funiculus of the _______.

The process by which pain signals are modulated in the spinal cord before reaching the brain is known as:

• Central sensitization

• Peripheral sensitization

The phenomenon where pain is perceived in a location different from the actual source of the pain is known as:

• Visceral pain

• Phantom pain

• Referred pain

• Somatic pain

The type of pain that arises from damage to the nervous system is referred to as:

• Neuropathic pain

• Somatic pain

• Visceral pain