Based on Your Text's Discussion,which of These Is an Accurate

question 22

Multiple Choice

Based on your text's discussion,which of these is an accurate conclusion concerning the relationship of stress to the immune system and cancer?

• A) The physiological effects of stress provide resistance to cancer.
• B) The physiological effects of stress inhibit immune responses to cancer.
• C) The physiological effects of stress slow the progression of cancer.
• D) The physiological effects of stress cause smoking, which causes cancer.

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Definitions:

Neuron

A nerve cell; a conducting cell of the nervous system that typically consists of a cell body, dendrites, and an axon.

Dendrites

Branches of a neuron that receive and conduct nerve impulses toward the cell body. Compare with axon.

Axons

Long, threadlike extensions of neurons that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands.

Protoplasmic Protrusions

Extensions of the cell body, such as pseudopodia, used for movement and feeding in some unicellular organisms.