What Appears to Be the Strongest Identifiable Predisposing Factor for Developing

question 14

Multiple Choice

What appears to be the strongest identifiable predisposing factor for developing asthma?

• A) Atopy
• B) Genetics
• C) Socioeconomic status
• D) Race

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Definitions:

Somatosensory Receptors

Somatosensory receptors are sensory cells located in the skin, muscles, and organs that detect touch, temperature, pain, and body position.

Somatosensation

The body's ability to sense touch, temperature, body position, and pain, often referred to as the sense of touch.

Caudate Putamen

A brain structure that is part of the basal ganglia, involved in various functions including motor control and learning processes.

Damage

Physical harm caused to something in such a way that it is impaired or no longer functional.