The Health and Mortality Transition Does Not Typically Involve a

question 33

Multiple Choice

The health and mortality transition does not typically involve a

• A) shift in deaths from the younger to the older ages.
• B) greater control over the natural environment.
• C) shift in causes of death from communicable to degenerative.
• D) permanently greater variability in the ages at which people die.

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Definitions:

Active Transport

The movement of molecules across a cell membrane from a lower to a higher concentration, requiring energy in the form of ATP.

Intestinal Lumen

The hollow part of the intestine through which digested food and secretions move.

Ions

Atoms or molecules that carry a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

Insulin

A hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood sugar levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose into tissues.