Chapter 4

Question 1

Parturation

Answer 1

Act or process of giving birth — often begins as early as 2 weeks before delivery

Question 2

Apgar Scale

Answer 2

standard measurement of a newborn’s condition; it assesses appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration

Question 3

Myelination

Answer 3

process of coating neural pathways with a fatty substance called myelin, which enables faster communication between cells

Question 4

Plasticity

Answer 4

modifiability or “molding” of the brain through experience

Question 5

Touch and Pain

Answer 5

touch is most important sense in babies, babies do feel pain

Question 6

Smell and Taste

Answer 6

develops in womb

Question 7

Hearing

Answer 7

develops in womb, babies can distinguish their mother’s voices from others

Question 8

Sight

Answer 8

least developed at birth, vision is 20/400 but improves rapidly

Question 9

Gross Motor Skills

Answer 9

physical skills that involve the large muscles

Question 10

Fine Motor Skills

Answer 10

physical skills that involve the small muscles and eye–hand coordination