The "Runner's High" and the Euphoria Sometimes Associated with Childbirth

question 168

Multiple Choice

The "runner's high" and the euphoria sometimes associated with childbirth, painful initiation rites, and sports parachuting are due to the release of

• A)acetylcholine.
• B)endorphins.
• C)neurilemma.
• D)epinephrine.

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