Endorphin Is a Shortened Term for __________

question 83

Multiple Choice

Endorphin is a shortened term for __________.

• A) endogenous phenophins
• B) endogenous opioid polypherases
• C) endogenous opioid peptides
• D) endogenous originate proteins

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, marking the beginning of embryonic development.

Embryo

An early stage of development in multicellular organisms, in humans referring to the stage after fertilization up to the end of the eighth week of gestation.

Fetus

A developing human from roughly eight weeks after conception until birth.

Blastocyst

A stage of embryonic development in mammals, occurring roughly five days after fertilization, marked by the formation of a fluid-filled cavity and the differentiation of the embryo into two layers.