The Problem of Functional Illiteracy Means That

question 87

Multiple Choice

The problem of functional illiteracy means that

• A) many young people leave school without learning basic skills.
• B) many older people have forgotten the lessons they learned in school.
• C) a significant share of Canadian children never attended school.
• D) many teachers in Canadian schools do not know how to teach.

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Definitions:

Circumflex Artery

An artery that branches off from the coronary arteries to supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood.

Inferior Vena Cava

The largest vein in the human body, which carries deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle body into the right atrium of the heart.

Pulmonary Vein

A vascular channel that transports blood enriched with oxygen from the lungs to the heart's left atrium.

Intercalated Disc

Specialized connections between cardiac muscle cells containing gap junctions and desmosomes, facilitating unified contractions of the cardiac tissue.