Chapter 4 midterm questions

Question 1

Growth follows two distinct trends: cephalocaudal and

Answer 1

Proximocaual

Question 2

Proximodistal growth means

Answer 2

Growth from the centre of the body to the extremities

Question 3

Mrs. Wolff reminded her art students that in order to draw toddlers and young children realistically
they need to draw disproportionately large

Answer 3

Heads

Question 4

Who is likely to be accumulating fat least rapidly?

Answer 4

10 year olds

Question 5

Bone develops from

Answer 5

Cartilage

Question 6

Cartilage turns to bone

Answer 6

First in the centre and then the ends of the cartilage

Question 7

“Average” physical growth

Answer 7

Moves from one generation to the next

Question 8

Average heights

Answer 8

Advertised vary from country to country

Question 9

The finding that tall parents tend to have taller children whereas short parents tend to have short
children suggests that ________ influences height

Answer 9

Heredity

Question 10

Which of the following is TRUE of nutrition and physical growth?

Answer 10

When growth is rapid

Question 11

Compared to bottle-fed babies, breast-fed babies

Answer 11

Are less prone to diarrhea and constipation

Question 12

Malnourishment is most harmful during

Answer 12

Adolescence

Question 13

Research suggests that severe malnourishment during infancy

Answer 13

Damages the brain, affecting a child’s intelligence and ability to pay attention and learn

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE of obese children?

Answer 14

They have severe behaviour problems

Question 15

The leading cause of death in young children worldwide is

Answer 15

Infectious diseases

Question 16

In North America, children over one year of age are most likely to die from

Answer 16

Unintentional injuries

Question 17

A(n) ________ is a cell that specializes in receiving and transmitting information

Answer 17

Neuron

Question 18

Each neuron consists of

Answer 18

A cell body, an axon, and dendrites

Question 19

The ________ contains the basic biological machinery that keeps the neuron alive

Answer 19

Cell body

Question 20

Which of the following looks like a tree with many branches

Answer 20

Dendrites

Question 21

The ________ receives input from neurons, whereas the ________ sends information from other
dendrites

Answer 21

Dendrite; axon

Question 22

Chemicals that carry information from one neuron to the next are called

Answer 22

Neurotransmitters

Question 23

________ is a fatty sheath that allows neurons to transmit information more rapidly

Answer 23

Myelin

Question 24

It does appear that children with (blank) have difficulty in recognizing faces and interpreting facial emotional expression

Answer 24

Autism spectrum disorders