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describe a common unmyelinated nerve fiber

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isolated axons are surounded by a schwann cell ad each axon has its own mesaxon

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what is a mesaxon?

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an opening for electricity to reach the nerve fiber

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what is a node of ranvier?

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pinch points in myelinated nerve fibers

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what is saltatory conduction?

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conduction that jumps from node to node

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what is the epineurium?

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dense connective tissue rich in collagen fibers and fibroblasts (outermost)

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what is the perineurium?

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several layers of flat cells tightly joined together to form a barrier to the penetration of the nerve by macromolecules (middle)

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what is the endoneurium?

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composed mainly of reticular fibers synthesized by schwann cells. (inner)

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which fibers are myelinated?

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A and B

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Which fiber is fast, sharp well localized sensation?

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A delta

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What fibers are unmyelinated?

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C fibers.

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describe A alpha fiber

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proprioception and motor
15 micrometers
100m/s conduction

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describe A beta fibers

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touch, pressure
10 micrometers
50 m/s conduction

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describe A gamma fibers

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muscle spindles
5 micrometers
25 m/s conduction

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describe A delta fibers

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pain (sharp), temperature
<5 micrometers
25 m/s conduction

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Describe B fibers

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preganglionic, autonomic
<3 micrometers
10 m/s conduction

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Describe C dorsal root fibers

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pain (dull) temperature
1 micrometers
1 m/s conduction

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Describe C sympathetic fibers

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postganglionic
1 micrometers
>1 m/s conduction

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what is transduction?

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noxious stimuli is translated into electrical activity at the sensory ending of nerves

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what is transmission?

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propagation of impulses thoughout the sensory nervous system

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what is modulation?

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efferent control of pain

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pain fibers in the head are carried by?

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trigeminal (V), facial (VII), glossopharyngeal (IX), and vagal (X)

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what are first order neurons?

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in the ganglia reach the spinal cord and synapse with the second order neuron

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second order neurons

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spinal cord gray matter divided into 10 lamina
I-VI dorsal horn
-receives all afferent neural activity
-represents the principle site for modulation of pain

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lamina 1

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responds to nocioceptive stimuli from cutaneous and deep somatic tissues

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lamina 2 and 3
sunstantia gelatinosa - containes many interneurons responsible for processing and modulation nocioceptive input from cutaneous tissue - major site of action for opioids
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lamina 1 and 5
contains visceral afferents
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lamina 5
- responds to both noxious and non noxious stimuli | - receives both somatic an visceral inputs
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spinothalmic tract
cross the midline to the level of the origin to the contralateral side of the spinal cord -divided into lateral and medial
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lateral spinothalmic tract
projects location, density, and duration of pain in the ventral posteriorlateral nucleus of the thalamus
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medial spinothalmic tract
projects unpleasant emotional perception of pain in the medial thalamus
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third order neurons
information transferred up to the thalamus | impulses then carried on the somatosensory cortex
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modulation of pain
impulses arise in the periventricular/periaquaductal gray matter of brainstem -impulses are transmitted through the raphe magnus to the substantia gelatinosa by way of the descending dorsolateral funiculus
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enkelphins, substance P and pain
action potantials arriving at the substantia gelatinosa activate enkaphalin interneurons - release of enkephalin decreases the release of substance P - reduction in the number of pain impulses ascending in the lateral spinothalamic tract - action potentials descending in the dorsolateral funiculus also hyperpolarize cell bodies of the second order neurons in the pain pathway - reduction in the number of action potentials in the ascending lateral spinothalamic tract. The descending dorsolateral modulates pain
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medication and pain
- IV opioids produce analgesia in part y initiating action potentials in the descending dorsolateral funiculus - spinal analgenia, mediated by mu-2 receptors, occur when the number of pain impulses passing through the substantia gelatinosa is decreased - IV opioids act in other sites in the brain (limbic, hypothalamus, and thalamus) produce supraspinal analgesia is mediated primarily by mu-1 receptors - opioids act in complex fashion to decrease the perception of pain and decrease the response to pain
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spinalreticular pain pathway
arousal and autonomic responses to pain
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spinalmesencephalic pathway
anti-nocioceptive descending pathway because of its projections in the periductal gray area
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pathway of fast-sharp pain
- A delta fibers enter and leave the tract of lissauer - they then enter the dorsal horn and terminate at Rexed's lamina 1, 5 - second order neurons leaving lamina 1 or 5 cross to the contralateral lateral spinothalamic tract and ascend to the brain
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pathway of slow pain
the C fibers terminate primarily in lamina 2 (and 3) (substantia gelatinosa) interneirons transmit C fiber impulses to lamina 5 neurons leaving 5 cross immediately to the contralateral lateral spinothalimic tract and ascend to the brain
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primary neurotransmitters
A delta-glutamate -binds to AMPA receptors on the postsynaptic membrane C-fiber Substance P -binds to NK-1 receptors on the postsynaptic membrane
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tissue specific neurotransmitters
seratonin, histamine, prostaglandins, H+, K+ | - arachidonic acid cascade
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plasma specific neurotransmitters
kinins, histamine (platelets, basophils, granules of mast cells)
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nerve terminal specific neurotransmitter
substance P
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somatic pain
aching, often constant, possible dull or sharp, exacerbated with movement, well localized
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visceral pain
constant/crampy, aching, poorly localized, referred
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A-delta high threshold mechanoreceptors (HTMs)
noxious mechanical stimuli
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A delta myelinated mechanothermal nocioceptors (MMTNs)
noxious heat and mechanical stimuli
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C polymodal nocioceptors (CPNs)
noxious mechanical, thermal, chemical stimuli | muscle jints, faciae, other deep somatic structures C (group 4), A-delta (group 3) fibers
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C afferent fibers, A-delta fibers | visceral
disease, inflammation, isometric contraction, ischemia, rapid distention activated by noxious stimuli and allogenic substances act as transducers conducted to the dorsal horn or medulla -influenced by intensity, duration, and microenvironment
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muscle- skeletal/ cardiac transmission
- innervated by A delta and C fibers pain described as diffuse, poorly localized - most intense during contraction, ischemia - nocioceptors undergo sensitization in response to allogenic agents
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Joint transmission
- innervated by A delta and C fibers - respond only to extreme joint movement/ pressure - can become sensitized with inflammation, leading to activation with normal movement, or developing background discharge
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bone transmission
A delta and c fibers form a plexus around periosteum. Cortex/ marrow has no nocioceptive fibers has lowest threshold of deep somatic structures
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visceral tissue transmission
A delta fibers, C fibers, not part of ANS - insensitive to cutting, heating, pinching - sensitive to twisting, distention
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order of block
B, C and A delta, A gamma, A beta, A alpha
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A alpha fibers A or E?
afferent and efferent fibers
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A beta fibers A or E?
afferent and efferent fibers
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A gamma fibers A or E?
efferent fibers
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A delta fibers A or E?
afferent fibers
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B fibers A or E?
efferent
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C fibers A or E?
afferent
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what does preganglionic autonomic mean?
from spinal cord to ganglion
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Dorsal- afferent or efferent
afferent
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ventral- afferent or efferent
efferent
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what is the tract of lissaur
tract that carries signals a few levels up and down spine
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if you stimulate enkelphalin receptors
with pain meds you stop the release of substance P

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