Deck 2: Biological Development in Infancy and Childhood

Question 1

_____ development refers to the tendency to develop aspects of the body trunk first and then later master manipulation of the body extremities.

A)Pleiotrodal
B)Cephalocaudal
C)Cryptorchistal
D)Proximodistal

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which one of the following countries prohibits abortions?

A)Portugal
B)Nicaragua
C)France
D)Poland

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Optimal weight gain depends on the woman's height and weight prior to pregnancy.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

_____________ can occur when women who were heavy drinkers during pregnancy have babies whose facial characteristics are unusual and may have a small head and body size.

A)Down syndrome
B)Fetal alcohol syndrome
C)Zika virus
D)Turner syndrome

Question 5

By age _____, children can use the toilet by themselves, although they frequently ask someone to go with them, with accidents only occasionally happening at night.

A)18 months
B)2 years
C)2 1/2 years
D)3 years

Question 6

Fingerlike projections called _____ at the end of the fallopian tube draw the egg into the tube.

A)cilia
B)blastocyst
C)fimbriae
D)zygote

Question 7

Spontaneous abortion is the termination of a pregnancy due to unnatural causes.

Question 8

Pregnant women can take aspirin or drink caffeine without concern or caution.

Question 9

The typical ejaculate contains a maximum of 90 million sperm.

Question 10

The breech presentation is the best position for a baby to be born.

Question 11

_____ is a condition where a fertilized egg implants itself somewhere other than in the uterus.

A)Pelvic implant
B)Miscarriage
C)Ectopic pregnancy
D)Intrauterine insemination

Question 12

At _________ old, the child may be able to recognize their mothers and other familiar faces.

A)4 months
B)8 months
C)1 year
D)18 months

Question 13

Another name for toxemia is:

A)Ectopic pregnancy
B)Rh incompatibility
C)Preeclampsia
D)Fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 14

The maximum Apgar score possible is:

A)10
B)20
C)36
D)50

Question 15

Which of the following is not a major concept in understanding the process of human development?

A)Growth as a continuous, orderly process
B)Specific characteristics of gender
C)The importance of individual differences
D)The effects of both heredity and the social environment

Question 16

_____ -year-olds are in the process of separating from their parents and begin to prefer the company of other children to adults.

A)2½
B)3
C)4
D)5

Question 17

A child is usually able to crawl well by age:

A)4 months
B)6 months
C)8 months
D)1 year

Question 18

The following is true about vacuum aspiration:

A)This is considered a second trimester abortion
B)The procedure is used up to 16 weeks after a missed period
C)The entire procedure takes approximately one hour
D)Most are performed in a hospital under general anesthesia

Question 19

Children ages _________ are physically independent.

A)3 years
B)4 years
C)5 years
D)6 years

Question 20

At _____, children's vocabularies consist of more than three but less than fifty words.

A)1 year
B)18 months
C)2 years
D)3 years

Question 21

Direct sperm injections are seldom used when men have exceptionally low sperm counts or large numbers of abnormal sperm.

Question 22

Spina bifida is a disorder involving an extra chromosome that results in various degrees of intellectual disability.

Question 23

How does the United States compare to other nations in regard to low-birth-weight infants? What are the reasons?

Question 24

Preterm babies are babies that are born before the 38th week.

Question 25

Why is knowledge of human development and developmental milestones relevant to social work?

Question 26

Describe how aging affects a woman's fertility.

Question 27

Congress has passed a law that makes blocking access to women's clinics a federal crime.

Question 28

Explain the major normal developmental milestones attained by a 5-year-old child.

Question 29

Discuss the prenatal factors that can influence the health and development of the fetus.

Question 30

By age 18 months, a baby can walk and descend stairs by crawling down backward.