High school wrestling demands that to be competitive, athletes have a lean body build. To meet these standards, some wrestlers w
ill engage in abnormal eating and exercise behaviors. Corey’s coach has told him it is important to compete against last year’s state champion. He is told he needs to meet the guidelines for the middle-weight class. Right now he is a few pounds heavy. Corey has heard talk in the locker room about some of his teammates fasting, purging, restricting their fluid intake, and conducting extra-intense workouts.
Corey is feeling pressure that affects his body image in a negative way. Where is this pressure coming from? Check all that apply.
counselors
his coach
advertising
other athletes
his friends
his teammates
The coach told him dangerous expectations, the teammates set bad examples, and the other athletes set dangerous goals of weight for him to try and reach.
The correct answer is B. Brown eyes are dominant. Each parent has a brown gene and a blue gene. Their child got the blue gene from each parent and has two blue genes which is the only way recessive genes are phenotypically expressed.
Obstructive lung diseases include conditions that make it hard to exhale all the air in the lungs. People with restrictive lung disease have difficulty fully expanding their lungs with air.
