The medical prefix peri- means:

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the effects of stress on the human body?

A) Stress encourages the body to relax. B) Long term stress leads to adaptation. C) Stress engages the parasympathetic nervous system to respond. D) The body's reaction to both negative and positive stress is similar.

A 27-year-old man presents for a routine oral examination. Both sides of his buccal mucosa exhibit a filmy white opacity that disappears when the cheek is stretched. There is no pain, and the tissue feels normal to palpation. This would most likely be:

a. Squamous cell carcinoma b. Hairy leukoplakia c. Nicotine stomatitis d. Leukoedema e. Benign migratory glossitis