What Is the Meaning of the Term Litigious

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the term litigious?

• A) higher number of practicing lawyers
• B) decreased legal liability
• C) increase in the number of lawsuits
• D) increase in consumer awareness of health care
• E) increase in laws covering error

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Definitions:

Puberty

A phase of development in which an individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction, marked by maturation of the genital organs and the development of secondary sexual characteristics.

Reduction Division

Another term for meiosis I, where a parent cell divides once to produce two cells, each with half the original number of chromosomes.

Chromosomes

Chromosomes are long strands of DNA, wrapped around protein, that carry hereditary information for traits and characteristics.

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies of a chromosome, connected by a centromere, that are produced during DNA replication.