Dr Terminal Is Describing the Age-Pattern of Developed-World Deaths

question 165

Multiple Choice

Dr. Terminal is describing the age-pattern of developed-world deaths. Which description should he use?

• A) spread out fairly equally among age groups
• B) most common in infancy and among the elderly
• C) concentrated at the upper end of the lifespan (in old age)
• D) most common in late middle age

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Definitions:

Malnutrition

A condition that occurs from consistently eating a diet in which nutrients are either not enough or are too much, causing health problems.

Stunting

The failure of children to grow to a normal height for their age due to severe and chronic malnutrition.

Neurons

Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit information to other neurons, muscles, or gland cells.

Temperature

A measure of the thermal energy within a body or environment, typically expressed in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.