Prevalence Refers to

question 57

Multiple Choice

Prevalence refers to

• A)the number of individuals having a particular exceptionality.
• B)the probability of having a child with a particular exceptionality.
• C)the percentage of a population having a particular exceptionality.
• D)the distribution of exceptionalities across different segments of the population.

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Definitions:

Tarsals

A group of seven bones in the foot that form the ankle and the back part of the foot’s arch.

Phalanges

The bones that make up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot, with each finger and toe having three phalanges, except for the thumb and big toe, which have two.

Femur

The thigh bone, which is the longest, largest, and strongest bone in the human body.

Obturator Foramen

A large opening in the hip bone through which nerves and blood vessels pass.