Pain Pathway

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  • PAIN PATHWAY
    • 2.
      • TRANSMISSION
        • Transmission of nerve impulses along nerve fibres to dorsal horn of spinal cord.
          • Nerve impulse travelling to spine.
    • 3.
      • MODULATION
        • Decision made in the dorsal horn to send to brain OR to move muscles from stimulus
          • Ouch, pain OR move arm away
    • 1.
      • TRANSDUCTION
        • Noxious stimulus is converted to electric signal at nociceptior.
          • Pain receptors in skin
    • 4.
      • PERCEPTION
        • If the stimulus was modulated as a pain signal. The brain will allow animal to feel pain

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