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===Visceral Pain===
===Visceral Pain===
Visceral pain refers to pain related to the internal organs. Pain may be extreme, especially with distension, but the body's ability to localise the pain is poor. Skeletal muscle spasms may be observed during visceral pain. Commonly, the pain is referred to a different part of the body that is unharmed. This is because the areas are served by the same part of the [[Spinal Cord - Anatomy & Physiology|spinal cord]] e.g. in angina (pain in the heart), pain can be felt in the inner left arm or jaw. This is called ''referred pain''.
Visceral pain refers to pain related to the internal organs. Pain may be extreme, especially with distension, but the body's ability to localise the pain is poor. Skeletal muscle spasms may be observed during visceral pain. Commonly, the pain is referred to a different part of the body that is unharmed. This is because the areas are served by the same part of the [[Spinal Cord - Anatomy & Physiology|spinal cord]] e.g. in angina (pain in the heart), pain can be felt in the inner left arm or jaw. This is called ''referred pain''.
==Links==
==Links==
*[[:Category:Nervous System - Pathology|Pathology of the Nervous System]]
*[[:Category:Nervous System - Pathology|Pathology of the Nervous System]]
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