If a Researcher Finds That There Is a Correlation Between

question 60

Multiple Choice

If a researcher finds that there is a correlation between secondhand smoke and children's asthma, he knows for SURE that _____.

• A) secondhand smoke causes children's asthma
• B) secondhand smoke does not cause children's asthma
• C) prenatal exposure to smoking leads to asthma
• D) asthma and secondhand smoke have some connection

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Definitions:

IPSP

Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, a type of synaptic potential that makes a postsynaptic neuron less likely to generate an action potential.

Nerve Cell Bodies

Also known as neurons, these are the part of the nerve cell that contains the nucleus and most of the cytoplasm.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out neural signals.

Ganglia

Structures containing a collection of nerve cell bodies, typically located outside the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).