Your 4-year-old niece has inner ear infections fairly often. What is a bit of good news that you could tell her mother? In middle childhood ____
a. she will have more ear infections, but the infections build a stronger immune system
b. she will have fewer ear infections, and the earlier infections might lead to improved hearing later
c. changes in the ear will help children become better listeners
d. changes in the ear will result in fewer ear infections
D. Because the tube in the inner ear is longer and narrower than it was before, less fluid containing bacteria is transferred from the mouth to the ear, which in turn makes inner ear infections less likely.
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a. cerebrum b. thalamus c. amygdala d. hippocampus
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