Each of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Children Living

question 24

Multiple Choice

Each of the following statements is true regarding children living in poverty except:

• A)being poor puts children at risk for conditions that challenge children's ability to learn.
• B)selecting low-cost foods may contribute to children's malnourishment.
• C)Poverty may require families to make difficult choices,such as paying for rent or purchasing food.
• D)poverty in and of itself does not cause poor health outcomes.

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Definitions:

Fibrinolysis

The biological process by which fibrin clots, the products of coagulation, are broken down, thereby preventing blood clots from growing and becoming problematic.

Intrinsic Pathway

A series of steps in blood coagulation that is initiated by internal trauma, leading to the activation of Factor X independent of tissue factor.

Extrinsic Pathway

A pathway for blood coagulation that is initiated by external trauma leading to blood escaping from the vascular system.

Clot Retraction

Condensation of a clot into a denser, compact structure; caused by the elastic nature of fibrin.