Six-month-old Luka's weight, height, and head circumference are substantially below age-related growth norms. Luka is withdrawn and apathetic. Luka's mother sometimes appears depressed and distant, at other times impatient and hostile. Luka most likely su
A) growth faltering.
B) malnutrition.
C) marasmus.
D) food insecurity.
Answer: A
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a. the brain, through measuring changes of blood flow. b. glucose or oxygen in the brain, by following the path of a radioactive tracer injected intravenously. c. the diffusion of water in the brain tissue, permitting the imaging of the white matter tracts. d. brain tissue after exposure to a strong magnetic field.
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A. to the lateral geniculate nucleus B. to area V1 C. to area V2 D. back to the retina