Why Are Children Particularly Vulnerable to Environmental Toxins? (Select All

question 22

Multiple Choice

Why are children particularly vulnerable to environmental toxins? (Select all that apply.)

• A)They have stronger immune systems.
• B)They take in proportionally larger doses of toxins from food, water, and the air.
• C)Their organ systems are less able to remove toxins than adult organs systems.
• D)They have a greater number of years of life expectancy.

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Definitions:

Oval Window

Membranous structure to which the stapes attaches; transmits vibrations to the inner ear.

Optic Chiasma

A part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross, playing a crucial role in the visual system by combining visual information from each eye.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Visual Cortex

Area in the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex that integrates visual information and produces the sensation of vision.