An example of a nondeliberate cultural body modification would be:
A. bony extensions on the bones of the foot as a result of a particular resting posture
B. placing a board on the soft forehead of an infant to flatten the front of the skull
C. slitting the earlobes and inserting brass rings, which eventually draw the earlobe down to the shoulder
D. none of these
A. bony extensions on the bones of the foot as a result of a particular resting posture
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