Units Within the Family System That Help Enforce Overall Structure

question 19

Multiple Choice

Units within the family system that help enforce overall structure are called:

• A) homeostasis
• B) boundaries
• C) triads
• D) subsytems

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Definitions:

Oocytes

Female gametes or eggs that are produced and developed in the ovaries and can be fertilized by sperm cells to form an embryo.

Ova

The female reproductive cells or eggs.

Mons Pubis

The fatty mound located over the pubic bone of adult humans, more pronounced in females, that becomes covered in pubic hair during puberty.

Nerve Endings

Specialized structures at the end of nerve fibers that transmit signals to and from different parts of the body, crucial for sensing stimuli.