Pain Is Often Associated with Inflammation.Why Is This

question 13

Multiple Choice

Pain is often associated with inflammation.Why is this?

• A) An injury that swells looks painful, thus tricking the injured into feeling pain.
• B) Additional prostaglandins are released for the purpose of elevating pain levels.
• C) Injury results in elevated prostaglandins, which results in sensitization of pain neurons.
• D) Inflammation crowds organs and stretches skin, causing pain.
• E) Broken skin causes pain.

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