Nociception
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- Define and describe the physiological process and purpose of nociception
- Describe different nocipetors and explain the need for adequate stimuli to activate nociceptors in different tissue types (i.e. skin, muscle, joint, viscera)
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Definition/Descrition
Nociception is the neural processes of encoding and processing noxious stimuli Loeser, J. D.; Treede, R. D. (2008). "The Kyoto protocol of IASP Basic Pain Terminology". Pain 137 (3): 473–7. doi:10.1016/j.pain.2008.04.025. PMID 18583048
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