According to the Text,authorities Who Observe Potential Child Abuse

question 19

Multiple Choice

According to the text,authorities who observe potential child abuse

• A) are usually more suspicious of violence in poor families than middle-class families.
• B) are the best potential source of data about child abuse.
• C) are usually correct in their assessments of child abuse across social class.
• D) have no power to protect the children they suspect of being abused.

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Definitions:

Gestation

The process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth, commonly referred to as the period of pregnancy.

Embryonic Disk

The platelike inner part of the blastocyst that differentiates into the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm of the embryo.

Blastocyst

A stage within the germinal period of prenatal development in which the zygote has the form of a sphere of cells surrounding a cavity of fluid.

Trophoblast

The outer part of the blastocyst from which the amniotic sac, placenta, and umbilical cord develop.