Question

What is one effects of malnutrition on the body’s defense system? Group of answer choices ​The skin becomes thicker with more connective tissue. ​Antibodies and immune cell numbers are increased. ​Physical barriers to invasion by microbes are increased. ​Immune system organs decrease in size. ​The skin’s sensitivity reaction to antigens is more rapid.

Answer 1

The skin becomes thicker with more connective tissue

Step-by-step explanation:

Malnutrition is a deficiency in calories or one or more essential nutrients. in the body. The malnutrition can arise because people are unable to obtain or prepare food, because they have a disorder that makes eating or absorbing food difficult, or because they have an excessively high calorie requirement.

The most obvious sign of a calorie deficiency is the loss of body fat (adipose tissue). If the malnutrition lasts for 1 month, a person loses approximately a quarter of their body weight. The bones are observed through the skin and the skin becomes thin, dry, inelastic, pale and cold. The fat on his face is lost, leaving his cheeks deep and his eyes sunken. The hair becomes dry, weak and falls out easily.