Ageism

question 8

Multiple Choice

Ageism

• A) is prejudice directed only at the elderly.
• B) is a positive development for today's elderly.
• C) can be directed toward any age group, including youth.
• D) has been largely eliminated today.

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Definitions:

Femoral

Pertaining to the thigh or femur (thigh bone), particularly in reference to arteries, veins, and nerves running through the thigh area.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major blood vessel that originates from the right ventricle of the heart and bifurcates into the right and left pulmonary arteries, carrying deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Pulmonary Artery

The pulmonary artery is a large blood vessel that transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

Pulmonary Vein

A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.