Cigarette smoking causes ____
a. a decrease in mucus production
b. an increase in the number of phagocytes
c. slow bone healing
d. an increase in the amount of cilia lining the airways
e. an increase in the birth weight of newborns of mothers who smoke
ANSWER: c
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