Exam 4: Infancy: Physical Development

Infants have more connections among neurons than adults do.

A child's growth can be slowed from its genetically predetermined course by many organic factors. This phenomenon is referred to as canalization.

_________is demonstrated by the fact that infants can hold up their heads before they gain control over their torsos, their arms, and, finally, their legs. ​

An adult's arms are nearly:

Discuss the process of differentiation.

In the context of development, discuss the adaptability of the human brain.

Which of the following statements is true of the medulla?

Which of the following is true of neurons?

Baby Bonita is eight months old. Which of the following motor activities is she most likely to be involved in?

Myelination of motor pathways:

Juan, a three-year-old baby, fell from his bed and ever since has had poor limb, and eye control. He also finds it difficult to hold his toys. Which part of Juan's brain is most likely to be damaged?

_________is a disorder in which hard fibrous tissue replaces myelin, impeding neural transmission. ​

Infants can hold objects in each hand and inspect them in turn by the age of _____.

The introduction of whole cow's milk to an infant:

People often get accustomed to a loud or irritating noise after being exposed to it for a considerable amount of time. This best exemplifies _____.

Discuss the visual preferences of neonates.

Isabel is a 5-month-old girl. She has not gained any weight in the last month. She feeds and sleeps irregularly. She also cries frequently and becomes irritable whenever her mother picks her up. Isabel is most likely to be diagnosed with _____.

An individual develops intellectual disability because of a disorder called phenylketonuria. Which of the following occurrences is a cause of the intellectual disability in the individual?

Unlike physical development, motor development does not follow cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns.

Infants' brains are different from adults' brains in that infants' brains: