If a fetus's spine develops before its fingernails, this represents proximodistal development, characterized by
a. growth spreads outward from the spine.
b. development from the head down.
c. at birth, the head is oversized in comparison to the body.
d. upward from the trunk toward the brain.
a
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a. ?uniquely related to verbalization b. ?analogous to the human Broca’s area c. ?larger in the right hemisphere than the left, which may relate to language ability d. ?analogous to the human Wernicke’s area
What criterion is used to indicate malnourishment in children under age five?
a. Mental retardation b. Lack of motor skills c. Small size d. Large head
The key characteristic of an explicit memory is that it is a. naughty
b. false. c. not tied to a specific time. d. deliberate.
In the nervous system information is passed through the body’s ____, while in the endocrine system information is passed through the body’s ____
a. ?glia; neurons b. ?bloodstream; neurons c. ?neurons; bloodstream d. ?neurons; glia