Why Is It That Malnourished Children Are Often Quiet and Express

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Multiple Choice

Why is it that malnourished children are often quiet and express little interest in what goes on around them?

• A) They have tremendous anxiety about eating more than "their share" when food is in limited supply
• B) These qualities are adaptive, as they conserve the child's limited energy
• C) They have usually been shamed and mocked for their emaciated physique, which leads to social difficulties
• D) They are used to being unsuccessful in their attempts to engage their environment, and so they have become very docile

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Definitions:

Respiratory Bronchiole

Smallest bronchiole (0.5 mm in diameter) that connects the terminal bronchiole to the alveolar duct.

Bronchopulmonary Segments

Divisions of the lung tissues that are anatomically and functionally distinct, each served by its own artery and bronchus.

Hilum

The part of an organ where blood vessels, nerves, and other structures enter or exit.

Simple Squamous Epithelium

A single layer of flat cells that lines surfaces involved in diffusion, osmosis, or filtration, such as blood vessels and air sacs of lungs.