Gould\'s Pathophysiology For The Health Professions
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Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions Chapter 4 Questions with Answers
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Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions Chapter 4 Questions with Answers
opioids - Answer-natural or synthetic substance that binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system, relieving pain; related to opium derivatives such as morphine or codeine.
prostaglandins (PGs) - Ans...
Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health
Professions Chapter 4 Questions with
Answers
opioids - Answer-natural or synthetic substance that binds to opioid receptors in the
central nervous system, relieving pain; related to opium derivatives such as morphine or
codeine.
prostaglandins (PGs) - Answer-a group of chemical substance in the body that can
exert a variety of effects, such as vasodilation, muscle contraction and inflammation.
reticular activating system - Answer-the part of the brain that is involved in attention,
sleep, and arousal
reticular formation - Answer-a nerve network that travels through the brainstem,
hypothalamus, thalamus and other structures and plays an important role in controlling
arousal
rhizotomy - Answer-surgical procedure to sever nerve roots in the spinal cord
sedatives - Answer-a substance that exerts a calming effect on a person.
substance P - Answer-
afferent fibers - Answer-carry sensory signals towards the CNS (central nervous
system).
analegesic - Answer-a substance that relieves pain.
Bradykinin - Answer-a chemical mediator released during inflammation causing
vasodilation.
cordotomy - Answer-surgical procedure that severs a nerve tract within the spinal cord
to relieve intractable pain.
dermatome - Answer-an area of skin innervated by a specific spinal nerve
efferent - Answer-away from center, efferent nerve fibers carry motor impulses to
muscles.
endorphins - Answer-morphine-like substance produced in the body that block pain
stimuli at sites in the brain and spinal cord.
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