Stan Continued Playing with Minimal Pain During the Closing Quarter

Multiple Choice

Stan continued playing with minimal pain during the closing quarter of an exciting college football game even though he had suffered a severe ankle sprain when he was tackled.It is likely that Stan's pain was psychologically minimized by ________ and physically minimized by the brain's release of ________.

A) synesthesia;nociceptors
B) distraction;endorphins
C) synesthesia;endorphins
D) distraction;nociceptors