Emphysema Is a Common Condition Associated with Menopause

question 26

True/False

Emphysema is a common condition associated with menopause.

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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.