Term
Endorphines:
a) increase pain sensation
b) decrease pain sensation
c) may increase or decrease pain sensation
d) have no effect on pain sensation |
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Definition
| b - decrease pain sensation |
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Term
In the gate control theory of pain:
a) a "closed gate" increases pain perception
b) stimulation of large A fivers "closes the gate"
c) Both a and b
d) neither a nor b |
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Definition
| b - stimulation of large A fibers "closes the gate" |
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Term
Increased serum levels of epinephrine increase body temperature by:
a) increasing shivering
b) increasing muscle tone
c) increasing heat production
d) decreasing basal metabolic rate |
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Definition
| c - increasing heat production |
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Term
Which is involved in fever?
a) tumor necrosis factor
b) endotoxins
c) elevation of the set point in the hypothalamus
d) both a and b are correct
e) a, b, and c |
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Definition
| e - tumor necrosis factor, endotoxins, elevation of the set point in the hypothalamus |
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Term
Vestibular nystagmus:
a) is the constant, involuntary movement of the eyeball caused by ear disturbances
c) is the sensation of spinning
c) may be caused by alterations in the nervous system from the receptor to the cerebral cortex
d) causes a diminished sense of the position of body parts |
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Definition
| a - is the constant, involuntary movement of the eyeall caused by ear disturbances |
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Term
Sleep apnea:
a) is lack of breathing during sleep
b) can result from airway obstruction during sleep
c) is associated with jet-lag syndrome
d) all of the above
e) both a and b |
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Definition
| e - a and b - lack of breathing during sleep, is associated with jet-lag syndrome |
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Term
Individuals affected by sleep apnea may experience:
a) polycythemia
b) cyanosis
c) pulmonary hypertension
d) all of the above |
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Definition
| d - polycythemia, cyanosis, pulmonary hypertension |
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