Morphine is an
A) analgesic.
B) opiate.
C) endogenously produced.
D) both A and B
E) both A and C

Name: Morphine is an A) analgesic. B) opiate. C) endogenously produced. D) both A and B E) both A and C
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Morphine is both an analgesic (a medication that relieves pain) and an opiate (a drug derived from the opium poppy). It is not endogenously produced within the body, but rather must be derived from the opium poppy plant or synthesized in a laboratory.

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