Nociceptive pain is caused by stimulation of peripheral nerve fibers that respond to stimuli approaching or exceeding harmful intensity (nociceptors), and may be classified according to the mode of noxious stimulation. The most common categories are "thermal" (e.g. heat or cold), "mechanical" (e.g. crushing, tearing, shearing, etc.) and "chemical" (e.g. iodine in a cut or chemicals released during inflammation). Some nociceptors respond to more than one of these modalities and are consequently designated polymodal. COUNT 5
QSN1 Stimulating nociceptors will induce which type of pain? ANS1 Nociceptive QSN2 How is nociceptive pain classified? ANS2 according to the mode of noxious stimulation QSN3 The thermal category of pain deals with which two temperature ranges? ANS3 heat or cold QSN4 Crushing, tearing and shearing are examples of which type of pain? ANS4 mechanical QSN5 What is the term for nociceptors which respond to more than one type of stimuli? ANS5 polymodal