Exam 2: Tissue Response to Injury

The proliferative phase of healing involves the revascularization and rebuilding of tissues. Which of the following is most accurate in describing tissues during this stage of healing?

Vascularized tissue responds to injury with a series of events that are referred to as inflammation and repair. Which of the following statements is least accurate in describing the purpose of inflammation?

Which of the following criteria is inconsistent with chronic pain?

Edema is a normal response during the inflammatory phase of the process of tissue healing. The constituents of the edema change dependent upon the length of time that the edema is present and the magnitude of the injury. Which statement is correct and why?

Which of the following explanations is most accurate in helping to explain why chronic pain is often difficult to localize?

Pain receptors are responsible for signaling potential tissue damage. What is the name for this type of receptor?

Which of the following endogenous substances is NOT released into an injured area as a normal response to injury?

What is the most common symptom for which an individual seeks medical attention?

Which of the following stimuli could result in the liberation of endogenous opiates?

The most basic premise behind Melzack and Wall's gate control theory of pain is that:

Pain has sensory and psychological components that can complicate its accurate quantification. Which of the following percentage relationships most accurately demonstrates the composition of sensory and psychological components of pain?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Which of the following types of non-narcotic medications is often prescribed for analgesia but tends to cause gastrointestinal irritation?

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding clinical versus experimental pain?

Prior to an individual being aware of pain, the painful input to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord must travel to the brain. Which of the following scenarios is most accurate in describing the path to the brain?

A referral area of pain that follows the dermatome of a nerve is following what pattern?

Which of the following types of nociceptors has the fastest conduction velocity?

Wide-dynamic-range cells are NOT responsible for the localization of which of the following symptoms?

Which of the following terms best describes the phenomenon experienced by the patient when painful symptoms are perceived in areas remote from the site of the original tissue damage?

When surgical intervention is involved in the closure of a wound, it is termed "healing by first intention." Which of the following reasons would NOT be associated with promoting healing by first intention?