Which of the Following Is True About the Role Normal

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the role normal flora plays in maintaining host health?

• A) They provide a surface that is incompatible for attachment of an invader.
• B) They establish competition for nutrients and vitamins.
• C) They produce antimicrobial substances.
• D) They stimulate the immune system.
• E) All of the choices are true.

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Definitions:

Sensory Functioning

Refers to the efficiency and accuracy with which the senses, such as hearing, vision, touch, taste, and smell, operate and process external stimuli.

Factitious Disorder

A disorder in which a person feigns or induces symptoms, typically for the purpose of assuming the role of a sick person.

Illness Anxiety Disorder

A disorder in which people are chronically anxious about and preoccupied with the notion that they have or are developing a serious medical illness, despite the absence of somatic symptoms. Previously known as hypochondriasis.

Psychophysiological Disorders

Health problems that are influenced or exacerbated by psychological factors such as stress, anxiety, or emotional distress.