Contemporary Health Issues
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Course Introduction
Contemporary Health Issues explores the most pressing health challenges facing societies today. The course examines a wide range of topics, including emerging infectious diseases, mental health trends, chronic illness, health disparities, environmental health threats, and the impact of lifestyle choices on well-being. Students will analyze the role of policy, technology, and social factors in shaping health outcomes, utilizing current research and case studies. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to evaluate healthcare interventions and contribute thoughtfully to debates on public health priorities at local, national, and global levels.
Recommended Textbook Access to Health 13th Edition by
Rebecca J. Donatelle
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Chapter 1: Accessing Your Health
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Q1) Agents in the physical environment that can be harmful to health include which of the following?
A) Minerals
B) Toxins
C) Water
D) Nutrients
Answer: B
Q2) Using rational, positive statements and deliberately blocking negative thoughts are ways to avoid negative
A) influences.
B) actions.
C) self-talk.
D) awareness.
Answer: C
Q3) The term health is often interchangeable with the term A) adaptability.
B) flexibility.
C) wellness.
D) pain-free.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health
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Q1) Explain three reasons that have been proposed for the higher numbers of women who suffer from depression as compared to men.
Answer: 1. Women appear to be at greater risk for depression when hormone levels change significantly; men's hormones are more stable throughout life.
2. Women are under more stress that can lead to depression; this stress is often related to multiple responsibilities as a spouse or partner, caregiver for children and/or elderly parents, plus work/career responsibilities.
3. Gender differences in coping strategies: women tend to focus on negative feelings, while men tend to distract themselves from a depressed mood through alcohol, drugs, or activity.
Q2) Which of the following dimensions of psychological health includes a person's attitudes, beliefs, and problem-solving skills?
A) Mental health
B) Emotional health
C) Social health
D) Spiritual health
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Focus On Cultivating Your Spiritual Health
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Q1) A fast-paced, demanding form of yoga is known as
A) ashtanga.
B) hatha.
C) atman.
D) asana.
Answer: A
Q2) Compare and contrast religion and spirituality.
Answer: Religion can be a component of spirituality, and the two share some commonalities, but they are not the same. Religion is community focused; spirituality is individualistic. Religion is measurable and objective; spirituality is subjective. Religion is systematic, orthodox, and organized; spirituality is less orthodox and formal. Religion is behavior oriented with outward practices; spirituality is emotionally oriented with inward practices. Religion is authoritarian; spirituality is nonauthoritarian. Religion is doctrine-oriented; spirituality is unifying and not doctrine-oriented.
Q3) Religion and spirituality are synonymous.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Managing Stress and Coping With Life's Challenges
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Q1) The function of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is to A) return the body to a state of homeostasis. B) enable the body to deal with increasing amounts of stress. C) increase the body's awareness of the stress response. D) change the body's response to stress.
Q2) Name the three qualities that characterize psychologically hardy people and explain how they would manifest these qualities.
Q3) Feeling extremely burdened by the demands made on us is a state known as A) overload.
B) conflict.
C) discord. D) depression.
Q4) A tangible stressor is a thought or fear that initiates a stress response. A)True B)False
Q5) In the long run, minor hassles are never as stressful as major life changes. A)True B)False
Q6) Briefly describe each stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
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Chapter 5: Focus On Improving Your Sleep
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Q1) Individuals with narcolepsy have a deficiency of this chemical in their brains.
A) Hyposecretion
B) Melatonin
C) Hypocretin
D) Melanin
Q2) The body's circadian rhythm is a 48-hour cycle of sleep, waking, and activity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Justin frequently binge drinks on the weekends. This behavior puts him at risk for which sleep disorder?
A) Central sleep apnea
B) Obstructive sleep apnea
C) Narcolepsy
D) Insomnia
Q4) A neurological disorder caused by the brain's inability to properly regulate sleep, which results in excessive sleepiness, is
A) narcolepsy.
B) insomnia.
C) sleepwalking.
D) sleep apnea.
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Chapter 6: Building Healthy Relationships and Communicating Effectively
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Q1) A slouched posture or leaning forward toward the speaker are examples of
A) expressive gestures.
B) body language.
C) offensive gestures.
D) poor physical control.
Q2) According to Sternberg's theory of love, which of the following defines consummate love?
A) Combination of history, commitment, and common interests
B) Combination of intimacy, friendship, and assistance
C) Combination of desire, fascination, and passion
D) Combination of intimacy, passion, and commitment
Q3) Finding a partner to whom you are sexually attracted guarantees a healthy relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Communication differences between men and women are mainly based on how men and women interpret or process messages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are four strategies for coping with a failed relationship?
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Chapter 7: Understanding Your Sexuality
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Q1) Self-stimulation of the genitals is
A) variant behavior.
B) fetishism.
C) masturbation.
D) exhibitionism.
Q2) Inhibited sexual desire involves increased sexual appetite and heightened interest in sexual activity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The highly sensitive nodule of tissue located at the upper end of the labia minora is the
A) hymen.
B) mons pubis.
C) urethral opening.
D) clitoris.
Q4) A masochist enjoys inflicting pain during sexual situations.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe at least three steps you can take toward healthy and responsible sexuality.
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Chapter 8: Considering Your Reproductive Choices
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Q1) The most common genetic abnormality that amniocentesis can identify is
A) congenital heart disease.
B) fetal alcohol syndrome.
C) gestational diabetes.
D) Down syndrome.
Q2) A woman who undergoes a tubal ligation will no longer have menstrual periods.
A)True B)False
Q3) A woman taking fertility drugs is more likely to conceive twins.
A)True B)False
Q4) Jeff and Brenda are expecting their first child. Name and explain three prenatal tests or procedures Brenda may undergo to evaluate the fetus.
Q5) Explain why the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends breast-feeding?
Q6) Massaging, fondling, and kissing are forms of "outercourse." A)True B)False
Q7) Explain at least four important steps a woman can take to ensure a successful pregnancy.
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Chapter 9: Eating for a Healthier You
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Q1) Probiotics appear to optimize the bacterial environment in the human intestinal tract and improve digestion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How much of our total body weight is water?
A) 30-50 percent
B) 40-60 percent
C) 50-70 percent
D) 60-80 percent
Q3) Blueberries are a good source of antioxidants.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Paul drinks a glass of milk with dinner. The disaccharide in milk that must be broken down before being used by his body is
A) lactose.
B) lactase.
C) sucrose.
D) fructose.
Q5) List at least four factors that contribute to foodborne illnesses.
Q6) List at least five practices that will reduce your risk for foodborne illness.
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Chapter 10: Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
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Q1) The most accurate and complete way to determine ideal body weight is to A) measure body composition.
B) record how much you eat per day in a journal.
C) compare bone mass to muscle mass.
D) compare height to weight.
Q2) How can you make healthy eating and exercising more fun? List at least three proven strategies.
Q3) Most over-the-counter and prescription drugs for weight loss have no side effects. A)True B)False
Q4) Stuart is 19 years old, is a champion swimmer, and has a body fat percentage of 6 percent. This classifies him as A) underweight. B) overweight.
C) normal weight. D) obese.
Q5) List at least four factors that affect body weight and a person's tendency to become overweight or obese.
Q6) The number of calories expended during exercise depends on which three factors?
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Chapter 11: Focus On Enhancing Your Body Image
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Q1) What is the most important thing to remember when talking with a friend about his or her eating disorder?
A) Be a good listener and let the person know that you care.
B) Show that you care by outlining a plan for how he or she can get help.
C) Do your research and offer advice based on the latest treatments.
D) Be supportive by assuring your friend that you don't really think he or she has a problem.
Q2) The physical flaw that most individuals focus on related to negative body image is A) overweight.
B) height.
C) muscle definition.
D) facial blemishes.
Q3) After drastic weight loss, an anorexic individual will most likely
A) feel satisfied with their body image.
B) feel that they are too fat.
C) feel that they can regain some of the weight.
D) feel in control of their weight.
Q4) List at least five examples of actions you can take to help improve your body image.
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Chapter 12: Improving Your Physical Fitness
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Q1) Ryan has been working in his yard on a very hot summer day. He is experiencing nausea, headache, dizziness, faintness, and the chills. Ryan is most likely suffering from
A) heat cramps.
B) heat exhaustion.
C) heatstroke.
D) heat fatigue.
Q2) How is regular exercise beneficial for joints?
A) It increases the ability to support weight
B) It increases tone
C) It increases strength
D) It increases range of motion
Q3) Which of the following describes the most common method used to measure muscle strength?
A) Repeated lifting of weights until fatigued
B) Fast repetitions using free-weights
C) Maximum weight that can be moved at one time
D) Heaviest weight that can be lifted in one set of reps
Q4) List and briefly explain the four elements of the FITT principle of exercise to achieve health benefits.
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Chapter 13: Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction
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Q1) Although Jeff's alcoholic mother criticizes and berates him, he still lives at home with her because he believes that she needs him. Jeff is exhibiting which type of behavior?
A) Enabling
B) Controlling
C) Codependent
D) Compulsive.
Q2) Steve is obsessed with exercising. If he has to schedule something during the time he'd planned for his workout, he becomes totally preoccupied with how he'll fit it in that day. What symptom of addiction does this demonstrate?
A) Denial
B) Loss of control
C) Compulsion
D) Negative consequences
Q3) A compulsive reliance on prescription painkillers following a painful injury and surgery isn't really an addiction.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the difference between a habit and an addiction.
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Chapter 14: Drinking Alcohol Responsibly
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Q1) Which of the following is a strategy for responsible alcohol consumption?
A) Drink only one type of alcohol.
B) Keep track of how many drinks you consume each hour.
C) Eat before and while you drink alcohol.
D) Make sure the designated driver only has one or two drinks.
Q2) Heavy drinking within a 2-hour period is described as
A) alcoholism.
B) binge drinking.
C) social drinking.
D) addiction.
Q3) Cirrhosis of the liver is generally caused by long-term heavy alcohol consumption.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Alcohol consumed during the last trimester of pregnancy is most likely to affect A) organ development.
B) spinal development.
C) central nervous system development.
D) reproductive system development.
Q5) Explain how alcohol use can influence sexual decision making.
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Chapter 15: Ending Tobacco Use
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Q1) Smoking has a stimulating effect on a man's ability to achieve and maintain an erection.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Tar is the thick, brownish substance condensed from particulate matter in smoked tobacco.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The most well-known risks of smoking are cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory problems. How are a person's vision and mental abilities also at risk as a result of smoking?
Q4) Children have the same level of vulnerability to secondhand smoke as adults. A)True
B)False
Q5) Children are more heavily exposed to environmental tobacco smoke than adults. A)True B)False
Q6) The second leading cause of indoor air pollution is environmental tobacco smoke. A)True B)False
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Chapter 16: Avoiding Drug Misuse and Abuse
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Q1) Heroin, codeine, and morphine are which type of drug?
A) Opioids
B) Steroids
C) Cannabinoids
D) Hallucinogens
Q2) "Magic mushrooms" contain the hallucinogen psilocybin and can be harvested wild.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A substance used to enhance athletic performance is known as an ergonomic drug.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A drug that slows central nervous system activity is a
A) hallucinogen.
B) stimulant.
C) narcotic.
D) depressant.
Q5) Depressants increase neuromuscular activity and cause anxiety and insomnia.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Briefly explain how addictive drugs affect the brain.
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Chapter 17: Protecting against Infectious Diseases and Sexually
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Q1) About one-quarter of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Pneumonia can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or exposure to chemicals or other substances.
A)True
B)False
Q3) By breast-feeding, Jennifer is providing which type of immunity for her baby?
A) Passive
B) Natural
C) Postnatal
D) Active
Q4) Not getting enough sleep and eating a regular diet of junk food will have what effect on the immune system?
A) Will speed the process of resisting a pathogen
B) Will slow the process of resisting a pathogen
C) Will increase its ability to fight disease
D) Will impair its ability to fight disease
Q5) List the six routes of disease transmission.
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Chapter 18: Focus On Understanding Your Health
Inheritance
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Q1) Single-gene disorders are classified according to the type of allele (recessive or dominant) and the type of
A) diagnosis.
B) treatment.
C) chromosome.
D) karotype.
Q2) List the four common types of single-gene disorders.
Q3) All cells and tissues of the human body are composed of proteins.
A)True
B)False
Q4) No association has been found between genetic disorders and ethnicity.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The 23 pair of chromosomes, which are either XX or XY, are known as the A) autosomes.
B) sex chromosomes.
C) dominant pair.
D) recessive pair.
Q6) Explain at least four reasons that genetic testing is performed.
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Chapter 19: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
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Q1) Define stroke (cerebrovascular accident) and differentiate between the two different types of stroke.
Q2) When atherosclerosis occurs in a limb, it is known as
A) coronary blockage disease.
B) carotid artery disease.
C) peripheral artery disease.
D) pulmonary artery disease.
Q3) An abnormally slow heartbeat is a condition known as bradycardia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Susan's 73-year-old aunt suffered from a cerebrovascular accident in which the blood supply to her brain was interrupted. What is the common name for this event?
A) Heart attack
B) Stroke
C) Aneurysm
D) Seizure
Q5) One in three Americans suffers from one or more types of cardiovascular disease. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 20: Focus On Minimizing Your Risk for Diabetes
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Q1) The form of diabetes in which the pancrease is unable to produce insulin is
A) Type 1.
B) Type 2.
C) gestational.
D) adult-onset.
Q2) A diabetic who has gastric bypass surgery may be cured of their diabetes.
A)True B)False
Q3) Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe at least four steps can a person can take to lower the risk of diabetes.
Q5) The hormone that is secreted by the pancreas and used by body cells for the uptake and storage of glucose is
A) glycogen.
B) insulin.
C) melatonin.
D) adrenaline.
Q6) What is the primary difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
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Chapter 21: Reducing Your Cancer Risk
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Q1) Which of the following age groups is at highest risk of testicular cancer?
A) Age 15 to age 35
B) Age 20 to age 40
C) Age 35 to age 45
D) Age 40 to age 55
Q2) In the United States, the leading cause of death is heart disease.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements is True regarding radiation and cancer?
A) Nonionizing radiation has been shown to be a proven cause of cancer.
B) Ionizing radiation is the only form of radiation proven to cause cancer.
C) Living near nuclear power plants has not been shown to increase the risk of cancer.
D) Most forms of ultraviolet radiation have been deemed safe.
Q4) Substances that are known to cause cancer are referred to as
A) neoplasms.
B) oncogenes.
C) mutations.
D) carcinogens.
Q5) Provide at least four tips for protecting your skin in the sun.
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Chapter 22: Reducing Risks and Coping with Chronic Conditions
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Q1) Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are two different names for the same condition.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Masses that result from fibrocystic breast conditions are likely to become cancerous over time.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Allergies to ragweed result from an underactive immune system response.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It's difficult to find or make products with natural ingredients that are less likely to produce allergy symptoms or trigger asthma attacks.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Regularly carrying a heavy backpack can inflame muscles and other soft tissues, resulting in back and shoulder pain.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 23: Choosing Conventional and Complementary Health Care
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Q1) Because Kevin has a history of back problems, his new health insurance plan will not cover any back-related injury until his policy has been in place for 12 months. This practice, which will not be legal as of 2014, is known as a(n)
A) exclusionary coverage approval.
B) preexisting condition clause.
C) lifetime limit.
D) denial of coverage.
Q2) All diet pills that are on the market have been proven safe.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An alternative term for Licensed Vocational Nurse is
A) Licensed Nurse Aide.
B) Licensed Practical Nurse.
C) Licensed Nurse Practitioner.
D) Registered Nurse.
Q4) Antacids are drugs used to
A) relieve heartburn.
B) relieve pain and reduce fever.
C) relieve constipation.
D) help with occasional sleeplessness.
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Chapter 24: Preventing Violence and Abuse
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Q1) Women are the only victims of intimate partner violence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Death that results from the deliberate intent to injure or kill is a(n)
A) hate crime.
B) death-penalty crime.
C) incident of manslaughter.
D) homicide.
Q3) Campus law enforcement officers now have
A) increased authority to carry weapons.
B) more training on campus safety.
C) more staff and increased authority to prosecute offenders.
D) the ability to enforce laws in classrooms but not in student living quarters.
Q4) In some states, marital rape is treated as a lesser crime than rape involving people who are not married.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Child abusers are easy to identify.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 25: Focus On Reducing Your Risk of Unintentional Injury
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Q1) Drivers in which of the following groups are most likely to be involved in an accident?
A) Teenagers
B) Adults with more than one child in the car
C) Adults between the ages of 20 and 29
D) Adults age 70 and older
Q2) Prescription medication can cause impaired driving.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Two of the primary factors contributing to injuries from dormitory fires are alcohol use and the failure of smoke alarms or alarm systems that have not been kept in working order.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For safety, cyclists should ride against the flow of traffic to be able to see oncoming vehicles.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List at least three safety tips to prevent poisoning.
Q6) Describe at least four measures you should take to reduce the risk of falls.
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Chapter 26: Preserving and Protecting Your Environment
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Q1) The sun's ultraviolent rays and mental and dental x-rays are examples of which type of radiation?
A) Nonionizing
B) Ionizing
C) Alpha wave
D) Low-frequency
Q2) Collecting organic waste and allowing it to decompose into a substance that can be used as fertilizer is
A) combustion with energy recovery.
B) source reduction.
C) recycling.
D) composting.
Q3) The most predominant greenhouse gas is
A) hydrocarbons.
B) methane.
C) carbon dioxide.
D) nitrous oxide.
Q4) Photochemical smog is triggered by sunlight.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 27: Preparing for Aging, Death, and Dying
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Q1) When someone knowingly acts to end the life of a terminally ill person, this is known as "mercy killing" or
A) rational suicide.
B) negligent homicide.
C) passive euthanasia.
D) active euthanasia.
Q2) Charles Corr developed a model for coping with impending death. Name and briefly describe the four dimensions of his model.
Q3) What percentage of older Americans live independently in their community?
A) 80%
B) 85%
C) 90%
D) 95%
Q4) Most older people never live in a nursing home or other type of long-term care facility.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Memory loss is an inevitable part of aging.
A)True
B)False
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