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A 54-year-old has smoked one pack of cigarettes a day for 35 years. She has ongoing inflammation of her lower airways, along with increased mucus production, difficulty breathing, and a productive cough. There are times when her symptoms are better, but she is prone to episodes in which her breathing gets worse, prompting her to call 911 when her medications do not work. You should suspect:
 
  A) chronic bronchitis.
  B) pneumonia.
  C) asthma.
  D) emphysema.

Question 2

The two functional divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the ___________________ ___________________ ______ and the ___________________ ___________________ ______ nervous systems.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

sympathetic, parasympathetic



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