If You Were Asked to List Systems That Are Most

question 55

Multiple Choice

If you were asked to list systems that are most critical for protecting the body from external threats,you would list 

• A) nervous and endocrine.
• B) skeletal and muscular.
• C) digestive, respiratory, and circulatory.
• D) integumentary, immune, and urinary.
• E) reproductive and respiratory.

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Definitions:

Acute

A condition or phenomenon that is severe but of a short duration, often referring to illness or symptoms.

Household Chores

Tasks and activities performed to maintain and manage a home, including cleaning, cooking, and laundry.

Substantia Gelatinosa

Two layers of the dorsal horns of the spinal cord.

Secondary Afferents

Nerve fibers that transmit sensory signals from primary afferent neurons to the central nervous system for processing.