Todd and Viola Are Out on Their First Date at a Nice

question 73

Multiple Choice

Todd and Viola are out on their first date at a nice restaurant. Viola is proud of having a very sensitive palette and is actually a supertaster. Todd, on the other hand, does not know much about cooking, or eating for that matter, and is a medium taster.
-While on their date,Viola is nervous and accidentally cuts herself with her knife.Half an hour later,Viola still feels pain in her finger,but it feels more like an aching or burning.This pain was modulated by the ____ pathway which uses ____ fibres.

• A) slow-acting; C
• B) slow-acting; A-delta
• C) fast-acting; C
• D) fast-acting; A-delta

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Definitions:

Lumbar Puncture

A medical procedure involving the insertion of a needle into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes.

Fluid Aspiration

The removal of fluids from a body cavity, tissue, or organ by suction or syringe for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Needle Insertion

The technique of placing a needle, often for medical procedures like injections or blood drawing, into a part of the body.

Lumbar Puncture

A medical procedure involving the insertion of a needle into the lower part of the spinal column to collect cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic testing or to administer medication.