Concerning Depression

question 115

Multiple Choice

Concerning depression,

• A)some genes predispose a person to depression but no genes protect from depression.
• B)some genes protect a person from depression but no genes predispose a person to depression.
• C)some genes protect a person from depression and others predispose a person to depression.
• D)no genes protect a person from depression and no genes predispose a person to depression.

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Definitions:

Target Cancer Cells

The practice of directing cancer treatments towards specific cancer cells, often to reduce damage to normal cells and improve treatment efficacy.

Macrophages

A type of white blood cell that engulfs and digests cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, cancer cells, and anything else that does not have the types of proteins specific to healthy body cells on its surface.

Lymphokines

A type of cytokine secreted by T cells that increases T-cell production and directly kills cells with antigens.

T Cells

A type of white blood cell that plays a critical role in the immune system, particularly in the body's adaptive immune response to specific pathogens.