Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)Fifty percent of deaths from the 10 leading causes of death in the United States can be traced to behaviors common to certain lifestyles.
• B)Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
• C)Smoking has been estimated to cause around 20 percent of all deaths.
• D)All of the above

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

CREB

A cellular transcription factor that activates gene expression in response to various stimuli, playing a key role in many cellular processes including memory formation.

Gene Transcription

The process by which the DNA sequence of a gene is copied into messenger RNA (mRNA), initiating protein synthesis.

Dendritic Spines

Protrusions on a neuron's dendrite that receive synaptic inputs from other neurons.