One of the Earliest Models of Pain Suggested That There

question 54

Multiple Choice

One of the earliest models of pain suggested that there were unique receptors responding to unique stimuli.This theory was called the ______.

• A)gate control theory of pain
• B)pattern theory
• C)specificity theory
• D)rational hypothesis

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Definitions:

Hormone

Substance secreted by endocrine tissues into the blood that acts on a target tissue to produce a specific response.

Follicles

Structures within the ovaries that contain a developing egg and produce hormones, or small sacs in the skin from which hair grows.

FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone, a gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland responsible for maturation of ovarian follicles and sperm production.

Progesterone

A female sex hormone critical for the regulation of ovulation and menstruation as well as supporting pregnancy.