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leading cause of death in the United States. 42. Suicide is the O fourth O eight

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Question

leading cause of death in the United States. 42. Suicide is the O fourth O eighth O sixth tenth 43. Rats studied by Hans Selye were subjected to various prolonged stressors. A common response in the rats involved: shrinkage of the stomach. O an enlarged adrenal cortex. O enlarged thymus glands. O excessive weight gain. 44. Which statement about the sickness response is FALSE? O It is evolutionarily advantageous in that it slows the spread of germs among people. Depression can activate the sickness response, even in people who are not infected with a virus or bacteria. O Being sick can produce feelings of mild depression, even in people who were not depressed before the ilness. Drugs that block the activity of cytokines enhance the sickness response 45. Each time a cell divides, the telomeres: O shorten. O lengthen. O gain receptors on their dendrites. O lose r on their dendrites.

Explanation / Answer

42. According to study of CDC in 2015, suicide is the tenth leading cause of leading cause of death in United States. The Study has been conducted on 44,000 people. The study found that the rate of the suicide is different from state to state.

43. Rats studied by Hans Selye (1956) were subjected to various prolonged stressors. A common response in the rats involved an enlarged adrenal cortex. Hans Selye studied the rats physiological reaction to various stressor.

44. Drug that block the activity of cytokines enhance the sickness response is wrong about the sickness. Sickness is evolutionarily advantageous in that it slows the spread of germs among people. Depression can activate the sickness response, even in people who are not infected with a virus or bacteria. And being sick can produce feelings of mild depression even in people who were not depressed before the illness.

45. Each time a cell divides, the telomeres shorten. It happens because of end replication problems.