Match the Terms with the Corresponding Descriptions

question 32

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions.
-Number of new cases (persons) detected with the disease

• A)Incidence rate effect of multiple genes
• B)Gene-environment interaction
• C)Prevalence rate at which some diseases occur
• D)Obesity
• E)Polygenic
• F)Empirical risk
• G)Relative risk

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Definitions:

Cortisol

A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands, involved in the body's stress response as well as metabolism and immune function.

Gastrin

A hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric acid by the stomach's parietal cells.

Somatotropin

Also known as growth hormone (GH), it is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals.

Hypersecretion

The excessive production and release of a substance by a gland.