Exam 6: Physical Development and Health During the First Three Years

Which of the following brain structures has its major growth period before birth and is responsible for basic bodily functions such as breathing and heart rate?

To which of the following women is breast-feeding inadvisable?

Pediatric experts recommend that iron-enriched solid foods be introduced gradually between ages ___ and ____ months.

Fetal nervous system development begins at about ___ weeks.

Which of the following refers to a baby's ability to pick up tiny objects using the thumb and the index finger?

Jenna's pediatrician recommends that her newborn son receive lots of sensory stimulation.The doctor tells her to stimulate the sense that is the most developed.Which of the following techniques should Jenna use?

Describe some of the early milestones in motor development.

By examining an infant's reflex behaviors,we can assess

Children's most rapid physical growth takes place during the _____ year of life.

The most mature sensory system for the first few months of life is the sense of _____.

Baby Kevin can accurately reach for a toy bat and grasp it in his hands,although he cannot yet stand on his feet.Only when he is older will he be able to control his legs well enough to stand.This pattern of development illustrates the _____ principle.

Mothers can expect their babies' first tooth to erupt

If a normal,healthy infant dies in his sleep,he most likely suffered from

According to the proximodistal principle,

Which of the following is NOT one of the major causes of infant mortality?

Which of the following is a part of the brain that maintains balance and motor coordination?

Which of the following statements about the components of a neuron is true?

Which of the following milestones of motor development,when achieved,has striking cognitive and psychosocial benefits?

The first sense to develop is the sense of _____.

Which of the following theories describes developing motor and sensory abilities as interdependent parts of a functional system that guides behavior in varying contexts?