TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Somatosensory Neurotransmission: Touch, Pain, & Temperature
A1  - Barrett, Kim E.
A1  - Barman, Susan M.
A1  - Boitano, Scott
A1  - Reckelhoff, Jane F.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Ganong's Medical Physiology Examination & Board Review
AB  - OBJECTIVESAfter  studying  this  chapter,  you  should  be  able  to:Describe  the  cutaneous  receptors  that  mediate  the  sensations  of  touch,  pressure,  pain,  and  temperature.Explain  the  four  attributes  of  a  stimulus  to  sensory  receptors.Explain  acute  and  chronic  pain,  hyperalgesia,  and  allodynia.Describe  referred  pain.Compare  the  pathway  that  mediates  sensory  input  from  touch,  proprioceptive,  and  vibratory  senses  to  that  mediating  information  from  nociceptors  and  thermoreceptors.Describe  processes  involved  in  modulation  of  transmission  in  pain  pathways.Identify  drugs  used  for  relief  of  pain,  their  mechanism  of  action,  and  the  rationale  for  their  use.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142554554
ER  -