GENERAL ANATOMY
IMMUNE SYSTEM
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A person with a family history of obesity is more likely to catch a common cold.
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A person with a family history of high blood pressure is more likely to have heart disease.
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A person with a family history of obesity is less likely to enroll in a weight loss plan.
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A person with a family history of cancer is less likely to be screened for cancer.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following describes a way that a person’s health can be affected by heredity?-A person with a family history of high blood pressure is more likely to have heart disease. Family history can affect a person’s health in some areas by making them more likely to contract certain diseases.
Detailed explanation-2: -Blood relatives tend to have many of the same genes that can predispose a person to high blood pressure, heart disease, or stroke. Genes are units of heredity that are passed from parents to children. Relatives may also share some of the same habits such as diet, exercise, and smoking that can affect risk.
Detailed explanation-3: -Genetics and Family History Genes likely play some role in high blood pressure, heart disease, and other related conditions. However, it is also likely that people with a family history of high blood pressure share common environments and other potential factors that increase their risk.
Detailed explanation-4: -A parent with high blood pressure can pass along a gene to a child, raising that person’s risk of developing hypertension one day. Familial hypertension may also result from a family lifestyle that includes high blood pressure risk factors, such as smoking or an unhealthy diet.