Smoking Contributes to Heart Disease by Doing All of the Following

question 70

Multiple Choice

Smoking contributes to heart disease by doing all of the following EXCEPT

• A) weakening tissues.
• B) increasing platelet adhesiveness.
• C) accelerating the buildup of plaque.
• D) thinning the plaque in the major blood vessels.

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