A Public Initiation into Adult Responsibilities and Status Is Called

question 28

Multiple Choice

A public initiation into adult responsibilities and status is called a

• A) pruning process.
• B) critical period.
• C) rite of passage.
• D) delay of gratification.

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Definitions:

Visceral

Relating to the internal organs.

Parietal Pleura

The outer membrane that lines the inner surface of the chest wall and diaphragm in the thoracic cavity, but does not cover the lungs directly.

Peritonitis

Inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the abdominal organs.

"-Itis"

A suffix used in medical terminology to denote inflammation of an organ or tissue.