Recent Research Indicates That HRT Protects Postmenopausal Women from Heart

question 64

True/False

Recent research indicates that HRT protects postmenopausal women from heart disease.

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Definitions:

Axon

An extended, slim protrusion from a neuron, or nerve cell, generally responsible for conducting electrical stimuli away from the main body of the cell.

Mitochondrion

An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.

Endoplasmic Reticulum

A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells involved in protein and lipid synthesis, and calcium storage.

Myelin

Myelin is a fatty substance that forms a sheath around the axons of neurons, facilitating faster transmission of electrical impulses along the nerve cells.