An Individual with Otherwise Normal Features, but Having Very Short

question 79

Multiple Choice

An individual with otherwise normal features, but having very short limbs, may have a condition known as ________, in which epiphyseal cartilages grow unusually slowly.

• A) gigantism
• B) achondroplasia
• C) Marfan's syndrome
• D) osteomalacia
• E) rickets

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Definitions:

Formal Institution

An establishment founded on established laws and organized principles, playing a critical role in society, such as governmental bodies, educational institutions, and corporations.

Culture

The collective beliefs, behaviors, objects, and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society.

Ethnocentrism

is the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture, often leading to prejudice and discrimination against others.

Perspective

A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.