DEFINITION OF PAIN TERMINOLOGY

• IASP Pain Terminology

PAIN PATHWAYS
SOMATOSENSORY PATHWAYS FROM THE BODY

• Peripheral receptors
• Axon diameters
• The discriminative touch system
• The pain and temperature system
• Pain control
• The proprioceptive system
• Digital Anatomist - For a more interactive tutorial on the anatomy, and for stunning three dimensional pictures of these pathways, try the Digital Anatomist

SOMATOSENSORY PATHWAYS FROM THE FACE

• The trigeminal nucleus complex
• Discriminative touch
• Pain and temperature
• Proprioception
• Motor innervation
• On to the thalamus

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