Chapter 14: Atypical Development

Question 1

Huntington’s diasease is genetically transmitted via a dominant gene and causes _____ deterioration and is fatal. Since it is a dominant gene trait, a child who inherits the gene will definitely have the disease.

Answer 1

nervous system

Question 2

PKU is when a child is unable to metabolize phenylalanine. This disease is typically managed with diet, but without diet control can cause ______ and hyperactivity.

Answer 2

intellectual disability

Question 3

Sickle cell anemia is a result of abnormally shaped red blood cells that carry less oxygen through the circulatory system. People with this disease have trouble breathing when they exert themselves and often die of _______ by adolescense. The are more carrier of sickle cell among the African American population.

Answer 3

kidney failure

Question 4

Cystic fibrosis is a disease that causes a build up of mucous in the lungs and is _____.

Answer 4

eventually fatal

Question 5

Tay Sachs is a _____ deterioriatrion, but unlike huntingtons it is recessive.

Answer 5

nervous system

Question 6

Mothers who smoke while pregnant have higher rates of miscarriages and tend to have low weigh or ______ infants. Their infants have retarded growth, although many eventually catch up. Maternal smoking is also associated with _______, the sudden and unexplained death during infancy typically occuring during sleep.

Answer 6

preterm

SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome)

Question 7

Alcohol consumed in large quantities can cause _____. Chidren with FAS have an intellectual disability, dinstinctive facial abnornmalities and abnormal head size.

Answer 7

fetal alcohol syndrom