An Assessment of a Child's Nutritional Status Reveals the Child

question 7

Multiple Choice

An assessment of a child's nutritional status reveals the child is alert,with shiny hair,firm gums,firm mucous membranes,and regular elimination.How would this child's nutritional status be described?

• A) Overnourished
• B) Undernourished
• C) Well nourished
• D) Borderline

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Definitions:

Motility

Self-propulsion.

Self-propulsion

The ability of an object or being to move itself using internal force, without the need for external aid.

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that originate from a single fertilized egg, sharing identical genetic material and usually very similar physical traits.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA, acting as instructions to make molecules called proteins, vital for building and maintaining the body’s cells and organs.