The Substances Known as Endorphins and Enkephalins

question 17

Multiple Choice

The substances known as endorphins and enkephalins

• A) play a partial role in analgesia.
• B) are the chemical agents found in aspirin.
• C) play no role in analgesia.
• D) are opiates.

Understand respiratory volumes and capacities and their measurement.

Understand the impact of pathological conditions on gas exchange.

Identify the structures involved in the respiratory gas exchange.

Explain the physiological principles underlying the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve.

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