Chapter 4 midterm questions Flashcards
Growth follows two distinct trends: cephalocaudal and
Proximocaual
Proximodistal growth means
Growth from the centre of the body to the extremities
Mrs. Wolff reminded her art students that in order to draw toddlers and young children realistically
they need to draw disproportionately large
Heads
Who is likely to be accumulating fat least rapidly?
10 year olds
Bone develops from
Cartilage
Cartilage turns to bone
First in the centre and then the ends of the cartilage
“Average” physical growth
Moves from one generation to the next
Average heights
Advertised vary from country to country
The finding that tall parents tend to have taller children whereas short parents tend to have short
children suggests that ________ influences height
Heredity
Which of the following is TRUE of nutrition and physical growth?
When growth is rapid
Compared to bottle-fed babies, breast-fed babies
Are less prone to diarrhea and constipation
Malnourishment is most harmful during
Adolescence
Research suggests that severe malnourishment during infancy
Damages the brain, affecting a child’s intelligence and ability to pay attention and learn
Which of the following is TRUE of obese children?
They have severe behaviour problems
The leading cause of death in young children worldwide is
Infectious diseases
In North America, children over one year of age are most likely to die from
Unintentional injuries
A(n) ________ is a cell that specializes in receiving and transmitting information
Neuron
Each neuron consists of
A cell body, an axon, and dendrites
The ________ contains the basic biological machinery that keeps the neuron alive
Cell body
Which of the following looks like a tree with many branches
Dendrites
The ________ receives input from neurons, whereas the ________ sends information from other
dendrites
Dendrite; axon
Chemicals that carry information from one neuron to the next are called
Neurotransmitters
________ is a fatty sheath that allows neurons to transmit information more rapidly
Myelin
It does appear that children with (blank) have difficulty in recognizing faces and interpreting facial emotional expression
Autism spectrum disorders
