Which Statement Is True About Never-Married,childless Older Adults

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about never-married,childless older adults?

• A) Never-married women engage in more unhealthy behaviors than never-married men.
• B) Few never-married childless older adults say that some informal support is available.
• C) About 15 percent of older Americans have remained unmarried and childless throughout life.
• D) Never-married childless older adults lose more network members with increasing age.

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Definitions:

Adrenal Cortex

The outer part of the adrenal gland that produces essential hormones like cortisol and aldosterone, which regulate metabolism, blood pressure, and stress response.

Hypotonic

Describes a solution that has a lower osmotic pressure than another fluid, often causing cells to swell as water moves into them.

Isotonic

Refers to a solution that has the same salt concentration as the cells and the blood of the body or to muscle movements where tension remains unchanged and the muscle's length changes.

Hypertonic

Referring to a solution that has a higher concentration of solutes than another solution, leading to osmosis.