Considering the Effects of Nutritional Deficiencies on the Immune System

question 26

Multiple Choice

Considering the effects of nutritional deficiencies on the immune system, severe deficits in calories and protein lead to deficiencies in the formation of which immune cells?

• A)B cells
• B)T cells
• C)Natural killer cells
• D)Neutrophils

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Definitions:

Minor Premise

In a syllogism, the premise that provides a specific instance or example related to the major premise.

Categorical Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of three statements: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, each sharing a common term.

Middle Term

In logic, the term that appears in both premises of a syllogism but not in the conclusion, used to link the major and minor terms.

Propositions

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