Your Father Has Been Steadily Getting Heavier

question 159

Multiple Choice

Your father has been steadily getting heavier.You want him to begin exercising to help reduce his weight.He thinks that he is doing really well in terms of his weight for his age.After visiting the doctor, he still thinks that he is doing well, even though he has a BMI of 34.You would tell him that his BMI __________.

• A)indicates that he is doing very well for his age
• B)indicates that he is obese and definitely needs to lose weight
• C)indicates that he is very strong and muscular
• D)is actually lower than that of most people his age

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane, a process essential for nerve impulse transmission.

Electrical Voltage

The difference in electric potential between two points, which drives the flow of electric current in a circuit.

Neurogenesis

The process of generating new neurons in the brain.

Transcranial Direct

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