Tracing Your Kinship Through Your Father and Other Males in the Family

question 14

Multiple Choice

Tracing your kinship through your father and other males in the family is an example of what type of kinship?

• A) limited
• B) extended
• C) matrilineal
• D) patrilineal
• E) male lineage

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Definitions:

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Hypothalamus

A region of the brain below the thalamus, responsible for regulating many bodily functions including hunger, thirst, sleep, and emotional activity, through the secretion of hormones.

ADH

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