If a Child Were Exposed to High Levels of Fluoride

question 42

Multiple Choice

If a child were exposed to high levels of fluoride in a city's water supply, what long-term outcomes might you expect for that child, based on the study of fluoride exposure from the Harvard School of Public Health?

• A)impaired motor skills
• B)impaired speech
• C)poor sensory perception
• D)lower cognitive ability

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Definitions:

Interstitial

Referring to the spaces or interstices between tissues or organs in the body, often associated with fluid.

Appositional

Growth or movement towards each other or towards a common point, often used in anatomical or dental contexts.

Oppositional

Characterized by resistance or dissent in attitude or action, often seen in behaviors that are contrary to those expected or requested by others.

Lamellae

Thin layers or plates of tissue, as in the bones, or in the chloroplasts of plant cells, where they form the grana.