Pain - Anatomic Considerations Quiz

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"Pain - Anatomic Considerations" Quiz

Prepared by Dr. Athma Prasanna

Royal Hospital Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

(Posted 4th November, 2006)

Question 1. Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) cells receive nociceptive input from: Skin Deep Tissue Viscera All of the Above	Question 2. WDR cells are situated in: Lamina II Lamina III & IV Lamina I & V All of the Above
Question 3. Large A beta afferents respond only to: Normal Pain Perception Painful Stimuli Touch Temperature	Question 4. Pain is perceived in: Thalamus Somatosensory Cortex Insular Cortex All of the Above
Question 5. Descending Pain Pathways are controlled by: Periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) Superior Colliculus & PAG Ventriculo-posterior Thalamus Medial Thalamus	Question 6. Pain in the head primarily originates from Peripheral sensory distribution of: Trigeminal and Facial Glossopharyngeal and Vagus Upper three cervical nerves All of the Above
Question 7. Paleospinothalamic tract is composed of: Spinothalamic tract Spinoreticular tract Spinomesencephalic tract All of the Above	Question 8. Endogenous pain control system includes all except: Periaqueductal gray Nucleus magnus Raphe Dorsal Horn Neuron Dorsal root ganglia
Question 9. Visceral sensory fibres are components of: Spinal or Cranial nerves Spinal nerves Cranial nerves Spinal and cranial nerves	Question 10. The dorsal root consists of: More unmyelinted than myelinated fibres More myelinated than unmyelinated fibres Both are equal in number None of them the above

References & Bibliography

JJ Bonica. The Management of Pain 2^nd edition, Lea & Feibeger Pennsylvania 1990
Pain 2002-An updated Review Refresher Course Syllabus Ed. M. A. Giameberardino IASP Press Seattle,2002