Deck 5: Infancy: Physical Development

Question 1

The legs of adults are about half the length of their bodies.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Colostrum, the first nourishment a newborn gets from their mother's breast, is higher in fat than in whole milk.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A few weeks after conception, an embryo is almost all

A) head.
B) trunk.
C) arms.
D) legs.

Answer 3

head.

Question 4

What percentage of children in the United States are living at or below the poverty level?

A) 14%
B) 24%
C) 34%
D) 41%

Question 5

Baby Jonathan's mother chose not to breastfeed him. A natural result of this decision is that when Jonathan is in his 30s, he will be more likely to

A) be obese.
B) be iron-deficient.
C) have trouble bonding with his own children.
D) have a psychological disorder.

Question 6

Higher rates of infant mortality, diabetes, obesity, and asthma among black children may be a result of the fact that African American mothers

A) tend to be older, so the quality of their breast milk goes down.
B) tend to breastfeed for too many years.
C) are less likely to breastfeed than are European mothers.
D) eat food that is not nutritious, so their breast milk is not as healthy.

Question 7

One disadvantage of breastfeeding is that it

A) may transfer human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from an infected mother.
B) tends to cause the mother to gain weight.
C) it is not as nutritious as iron-enriched formula.
D) increases the likelihood of early breast cancer in the mother.

Question 8

When a baby sucks, oxytocin released by the mother causes

A) milk to be ejected from the breast.
B) the mother to feel sleepy.
C) the baby to get diarrhea.
D) the baby to stop sucking.

Question 9

What is the function of prolactin in breastfeeding?

A) It causes milk to be ejected from the breast.
B) It stimulates the production of milk within the breast.
C) It causes the breast to stop producing milk.
D) It causes the breast to stop ejecting milk.

Question 10

The replacement of myelin with a hard fibrous tissue that impedes neural transmission causes

A) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
B) Multiple sclerosis
C) Alzheimer's
D) Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Question 11

When does myelination of the infant brain begin?

A) 4-6 months after birth
B) Within a month after birth
C) Within a few minutes of birth
D) During fetal development

Question 12

The neurons involved in vision begin to myelinate just before the infant is full term. At that point, they complete the process of myelination

A) immediately.
B) irradically.
C) rapidly.
D) slowly.

Question 13

Which statement about infant perception is correct?

A) Infants look longer at familiar objects than at unfamiliar objects.
B) Infants can recognize that objects perceived by one sense can also be perceived by another sense.
C) Infants are born with fully developed binocular depth perception.
D) Neonates see objects only in two dimensions.

Question 14

Match the following:

-Differentiation

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 15

Match the following:

-Axon

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 16

Match the following:

-Oxytocin

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 17

Match the following:

-Perception

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 18

Match the following:

-Myelin

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 19

Match the following:

-Neurotransmitters

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 20

Match the following:

-Medulla

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 21

Match the following:

-Marasmus

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons

Question 22

Match the following:

-Prolactin

A) due to lack of resources/nutrients
B) grabs without using the thumb
C) stimulates milk production
D) the part of the neuron that receives information
E) movement from one place to another
F) development from center to outer
G) fatty substance that coats neurons
H) controls heartbeat and breathing
I) wasting away due to a diet low in essential nutrients
J) sends messages from the neuron's cell body
K) grabs using the thumb
L) behaviors and physical structures become more specialized
M) process by which sensations are organized into a mental map
N) perceive objects as the same even from an angle
O) returning to one's genetically determined pattern of growth
P) helps eject milk for breastfeeding
Q) consists of two hemispheres
R) perceive object as the same even from a distance
S) associated with lower risk of child lymphoma
T) chemical messengers released from neurons