What Is the Purpose of the Areola

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the areola?

• A) An extended visual marker for a newborn or infant to latch onto
• B) Contains glands that secrete a lipid to lubricate the area during lactation
• C) No known physiological purpose
• D) Contains the mammary glands

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Definitions:

Experimental Research

A research method involving the manipulation of variables to determine cause-and-effect relationships.

Survey

A research method that involves collecting data from a sample of individuals through their responses to questions, aimed at gathering information about attitudes, behaviors, or characteristics.

Correlational Research

A type of non-experimental research method in which a researcher measures two variables, understands and assesses the statistical relationship between them without any causal assumption.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are deliberately altered to test their impact on the variables being measured.