Table 6 Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire questions responded to correctly by more first than final-year students

1

Receptors on nerves work by opening ion channels in the wall of the nerve

x

2

When part of your body is injured, special pain receptors convey the pain message to your brain

x

x

5

Nerves have to connect a body part to your brain in order for that body part to be in pain

x

7

The body tells the brain when it is in pain

x*

9

The brain decides when you will experience pain

x

11

Chronic pain means that an injury hasn’t healed properly

x