Of All Illiterate Adults in the World, Two-Thirds Are Women

question 23

True/False

Of all illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women.

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Definitions:

Substantia Gelatinosa

A region in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord involved in processing pain and temperature.

Dorsal Horns

Regions in the spinal cord where sensory neurons enter and transmit signals to the brain, involved in processing touch, pain, and temperature.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the brainstem down the back and transmits messages between the brain and the rest of the body.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances in the body that transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron (nerve cell) to another target neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.