The Largest Single Portion of the Federal Budget Is Devoted

question 177

Multiple Choice

The largest single portion of the federal budget is devoted to

• A)national defense.
• B)Medicare and Medicaid.
• C)Social Security and unemployment compensation.
• D)education.
• E)interest payments on the national debt.

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Definitions:

Omentum

A layer of fatty tissue that covers and supports the intestines and organs in the lower abdominal area.

Small Intestine

A part of the gastrointestinal tract that extends from the stomach to the large intestine, where most of the digestion and absorption of nutrients occur.

Gallbladder

A small digestive organ located beneath the liver, responsible for storing and concentrating bile.

Lesser Omentum

A double layer of peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the beginning of the duodenum, involved in the formation of the stomach and duodenal pouch.