Question 1
Generalizing from the text's discussion of malnutrition, you should conclude the most detrimental effect of starvation or severe malnutrition is on which of the following organs or organ systems?
◦ the gastrointestinal system
◦ the respiratory system
◦ the heart
◦ the brain
Question 2
Goiter, a condition in which the thyroid gland is enlarged, is most often associated a deficiency of which of the following nutrients?
◦ iron
◦ protein
◦ vitamin A
◦ iodine