List Four Characteristics That Appear to Place Infants at a Higher

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Essay

List four characteristics that appear to place infants at a higher risk for being abused by their parents.

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Definitions:

Primary Tissue Types

The primary tissue types include epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues, which perform various functions and structures throughout the body.

Connective

Tissue that supports, connects, or separates different types of tissues and organs in the body.

Epithelial

Pertaining to the layers of cells that line the surfaces of the body, including skin, glands, and various cavities.

Mucous Connective Tissue

A type of connective tissue found in the umbilical cord known as Wharton's jelly; it is rich in proteoglycans and contains sparse fibroblasts within a gel-like matrix.