Anorexia Nervosa is a Western diagnosis that
A. was originally used for a condition found in children in East Asia.
B. refers to a biologically specific syndrome.
C. has only recently been used in China.
D. refers to a condition discovered in the earliest hominins.
E. refers to a condition generally confused with a milder malady called Mal de Ojo.
C
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All of the following are characteristics of australopithecines except _________
a. relatively large teeth b. thick jawbones c. oversized ears d. large faces
The tendency of people living in the Peruvian Andes to develop a voluminous chest and lungs for life at very high altitudes is an example of a(n)
A. genetic adaptation. B. long-term physiological adaptation. C. short-term physiological adaptation. D. cultural adaptation. E. archaeological adaptation.
Which of the below is FALSE regarding the relationship between malaria and the HbS allele?
a. There is no geographic correlation between the distribution of the HbS allele and malaria. b. Heterozygotes have greater resistance to malaria than homozygous individuals. c. The malarial parasite does not reproduce very well in the red blood cells of heterozygotes. d. Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. e. The HbS mutation probably occurs occasionally in all human populations.
Caste societies typically have __________ marriages.
A) exogamous B) cross-cousin C) incestuous D) endogamous