Endorphins Exert Most of Their Analgesic Effects

question 44

Multiple Choice

Endorphins exert most of their analgesic effects:

• A)on the ascending spinothalamic tract.
• B)on the ascending spinoreticular tract.
• C)on descending inhibitory neurons in the spinal cord.
• D)by reducing peripheral inflammation.

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Education

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