Apedia

Referred Pain Result Connections Somatic Autonomic Nervous System

Front What is referred pain?
Back It is the result of connections between somatic and autonomic nervous system, so that pain may be perceived at a distant point of the body.

Tags: 16, emergencies, gastrointestinal, urologic

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Nerves spinal acute cholecystitis aka inflammed gallbladder referred

Previous card: Visceral peritoneum sense localize sensation patient describe pain

Up to card list: Emergency Care and Transportation for the Sick and Injured