Which of the Following Is True About Asthma

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about asthma?

• A)The number of people diagnosed with asthma has stayed relatively constant over the last two decades.
• B)It is a chronic condition with no cure.
• C)The death rates from asthma are higher for European Americans than for African Americans.
• D)Asian Americans have the highest incidence of asthma out of all of the ethnic groups in the U.S.

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Definitions:

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, essential for the functioning of the circulatory system.

Hormones

Biochemical substances produced in small amounts by specialized cells in organisms, transported in tissue fluids to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.

Hemocoel

The primary body cavity of most invertebrates, particularly those with an open circulatory system, containing circulating fluid (hemolymph) that directly bathes the organs.

Closed Circulatory System

A cardiovascular system where blood is enclosed within blood vessels and circulated throughout the body without direct contact with body tissues.