Primary nociceptive afferent fibres synapse with s...

Anzca Fpm Practice Test & Exam Prep | Australia

Question Number 5

Primary nociceptive afferent fibres synapse with second-order neurons predominantly in which region of the spinal cord?

The dorsal horn, particularly laminae I and II (substantia gelatinosa) The ventral horn motor neuron pools The dorsal columns exclusively The lateral corticospinal tract

✔ Correct Answer:

The dorsal horn, particularly laminae I and II (substantia gelatinosa)

Related questions :

The gate control theory of pain, proposed by Melzack and Wall, suggests that pai...
Which primary afferent fibre type is myelinated and conducts the fast, sharp, 'f...
Unmyelinated C fibres are primarily responsible for which pain quality?
The main ascending pathway carrying nociceptive information from the spinal cord...
Descending pain modulation from the periaqueductal grey and rostral ventromedial...
The 'wind-up' phenomenon observed with repeated C-fibre stimulation of dorsal ho...
The IASP mechanistic descriptor for pain that arises from altered nociceptive fu...

Anzca Fpm Practice Test & Exam Prep | Australia

Question Number 5

Count Down:

Related questions :