What Are the Three Main Types of Stress

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Multiple Choice

What are the three main types of stress?

• A) compression, tension, and shear
• B) confining stress, deformation, and folding
• C) convergence, divergence, and transform faulting
• D) positive, negative, and neutral
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic System

A branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy and controlling bodily functions during rest.

Blood Pressure

is the force exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, often measured for diagnosis since it is closely related to the heart's ability to pump blood.

Digestive Tract

The series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus where food is processed into nutrients.

Local Reflex

Reflex of the intramural plexus of the digestive tract that does not involve the brain or spinal cord.