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| What type of glands secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream? |
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| They tend to not exceed four feet in height as an adult |
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| What is the effect, if left untreated, of a child that lacks growth hormones? |
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| Male is to female as testosterone is to __________ |
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| What is the basic cellular unit of the nervous system? |
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| My main job is to receive signals from other neurons, what am I? |
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| Important to the nervous system, what increases the transmission speed of neural impulses? |
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| Propensity for plasticity is greatest in __________ |
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| What refers to the specialization of the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex? |
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| What side of the brain controls the left side of the body and is skilled at simultaneous processing? |
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| The myelination of the brain continues... |
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| What invovles development proceeding from head to tail? |
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| What is best described as unlearned and involuntary? |
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| An organized and individualized pattern of daily activity found in an infant is called ___________ ________. |
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| hear, smell, and can visually track slow moving objects |
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| Normally developing newborns can... |
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| What is classified as whole body or large muscle movements? |
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| What is best described as precise movements of fingers or toes? |
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| Repetition is the defining element of what? |
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| According to what approach of motor development do infants modify their movements in response to sensory feedback regarding their attempted movements? |
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| They are all congenital malformations |
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| What is the common link between Down Syndrome, Spinal Bifida, and Cleft Palates? |
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| What is the leading cause of death in children? |
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| What is best defined as a biological process resulting in the ability to produce a child? |
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| What type of hormones are produced by the testes and ovaries? |
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| sometime between childhood and early adulthood |
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| At what stages of life do most physical systems peak? |
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| A woman who does not ovulate and is no longer fertile has gone through... |
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| Estrogen and Progesterone |
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| What two hormones are typically used in hormone replacement therapy related to menopause? |
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| Slowing of the nervous system |
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| What is the underlying physiological reason older adults are slower on many tasks than younger adults? |
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| In the "Nun Study", what affected both lonevity and health? |
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