How Does the World Health Organization Define What It Means

question 17

Multiple Choice

How does the World Health Organization define what it means to be healthy?

• A)as the absence of disease
• B)as the absence of disease or infirmity
• C)as a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being
• D)as a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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Definitions:

Basidiospores

Reproductive spores produced by Basidiomycete fungi, typically dispersed from the gills of mushrooms and instrumental in fungal reproduction.

Hyphae

The long, branching filamentous structures of fungi, which together create the mycelium.

Myceliae

The vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a network of fine white filaments (hyphae).

Gills

(1) Moist, thin structures that extend outward from the body surface onto a respiratory medium (water or air); surfaces for gas exchange, mainly in aquatic animals. (2) The spore-bearing, platelike structures under the caps of mushrooms