The Infant Mortality Rate (The Number of Babies That Die

question 153

Multiple Choice

The infant mortality rate (the number of babies that die during the first year of their life) is

• A) only high in low-income mothers.
• B) lower in the United States than in most other industrialized countries.
• C) higher in the United States than ever before.
• D) attributable largely to birth defects and SIDS.

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Definitions:

Pairs

Two things that are identical or similar in form, design, or function, often used together.

Receptor Sites

Specific locations on the surface of a cell or within a cell where molecules, such as hormones or neurotransmitters, can bind to initiate a cellular response.

Neurotransmitter Molecules

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron (nerve cell) to another 'target' neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Dendrites

The branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the body, or soma, of the neuron.