If Humans Continue to Develop Rapid Transportation Systems into More

question 8

Multiple Choice

If humans continue to develop rapid transportation systems into more parts of the world,we should expect to see

• A) pandemics tracing the path of the transportation systems.
• B) an increase in detection of blood-borne pathogens.
• C) a decrease in human encroachment into tropical rain forests.
• D) an increase in the spread of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

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Definitions:

Temperature

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter, expressed in units of degrees on specific scales such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Light Touch

A sensory response or perception triggered by a very slight physical contact with the skin.

Lateral Spinothalamic Tract

A pathway in the spinal cord that carries pain and temperature sensations to the brain.

Rubrospinal Tract

A neural pathway in the central nervous system that originates in the red nucleus of the midbrain and primarily facilitates the transmission of motor signals to the body, influencing voluntary movements.