Part 2: Ch. 5-7 Flashcards
percentile
a number that ranks each person compared to others the same age
REM (rapid eye movement)
sleep when flickering of the eyes behind closed lids, dreaming, and rapid brain waves occur
Head-sparing
a biological mechanism that protects the brain when malnutrition disrupts body growth
dendrites
bring messages to cell body
axon
transmits electrochemical impulses from that neuron to the dendrites of other neurons
myelin
speeds transmission of signals from one neuron to another
synapse
intersection between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of other neurons
cortisol
primary stress hormone
oxytocin
primary bonding hormone
transient exuberance
early dendrite growth during first two years of child’s life
experience-expectant growth
brain functions that require certain basic common experiences in order to develop normally
Experience-dependent growth
brain functions that depend on particular variable experiences. May not develop in a particular infant
Shaken baby syndrome
injury or death due to baby being forcefully shaken back and forth
sensation
detecting a stimulus
perception
sensation reaches the brain and person is aware
binocular vision
the ability to focus the two eyes in a coordinated manner in order to see one image
Colic
digestive pain caused by the gut microbiome
Gross motor skills
large body movement
Fine motor skills
small body movements
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
infant suddenly dies
herd immunity
if 90% of people in a community are immunized, no one dies of that disease
What high calorie fluid is secreted in breast milk?
colostrum
Protein-calorie malnutrition
a person does not consume sufficient food of any kind
kwashiorkor
growth slows down, hair becomes think, skin becomes splotchy, and the face, legs and abdomen swell with fluid
