Maura and Trish Are Eighth Graders Who Have Been Caught

question 156

Multiple Choice

Maura and Trish are eighth graders who have been caught smoking. Maura's parents yell at her, ground her for a month, and take away her television and Internet privileges for 2 months. Trish's parents talk to her about their disappointment and concern; in addition, they make her spend every afternoon for a week at the library researching the dangers of smoking and discuss her findings with them each night at dinner. Most likely, Maura's parents are __________ and Trish's are __________.

• A) permissive; authoritative
• B) authoritarian; permissive
• C) authoritarian; authoritative
• D) authoritative; permissive

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Definitions:

Renal Cortex

is the outer part of the kidney that contains the kidney's filtration structures, known as nephrons, which are crucial for the process of removing waste from the blood and forming urine.

Collecting Ducts

The ducts in the kidneys that are responsible for the final concentration and transport of urine towards the ureters and bladder.

Renal Corpuscles

The initial blood-filtering component of a nephron in the kidneys that involves the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule.

Micturition

The process of expelling urine from the bladder; also known as urination.