Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Gross

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the gross domestic product (GDP) ?

• A) The percentage of the GDP represented by health care spending was first determined in 1975.
• B) The percentage of the GDP represented by health care spending has been decreasing steadily over the years.
• C) In 2014, according to U.S. government figures, health care spending had risen to 17.7 percent of the GDP.
• D) The national coalition on health care predicts that by 2015, the United States will most likely be spending 30 percent of the country's GDP on health care.
• E) Average per person spending on health care in the united states is $15,000

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Definitions:

Lambdoid

Pertaining to the lambdoidal suture, the cranial suture between the parietal bones and the occipital bone.

Coronal

Pertaining to the plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions, also referred to as the frontal plane.

Deviated Septum

A condition where the nasal septum, the bone and cartilage dividing the nasal cavity, is off-center or crooked, often causing breathing difficulties.

Vomer Bone

A thin, flat bone forming part of the nasal septum, which divides the left and right airways in the nose.