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CLEP Biology: Human Growth And Development
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Answer 17 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Hearing impairment in old age
cephalocaudal development
erogenous zones
amniocentesis
presbycusis
2. Birth complication of severe hypoxia - often due to tangled umbilical cord. affects 1%
thalidomide
Parkinson's disease
anoxia
polygenic traits
3. These senses are fully-developed in newborns
anoxia
cephalocaudal development
toxemia
olfaction and taste
4. An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine
germinal stage
thalidomide
toxemia
pleiotropy
5. The control of more than one phenotypic characteristic by a single gene (eg. Marfan's Syndrome is cause by a single mutation but causes issues with bones - aorta - and vision)
mental retardation
psychogenic amnesia
anoxia
pleiotropy
6. Disorder defined by IQ<70
presbycusis
autism symptoms
cephalocaudal development
mental retardation
7. Minimal brain dysfunction characterized by hyperactivity - distractibility - impulsivity
Parkinson's disease
mental retardation
presbycusis
ADHD symptoms
8. Neurological disorder characterized by abnormal communication/social skills - obsessive behavior - regression. 4x more prevalent in boys
autism symptoms
anoxia
cephalocaudal development
toxemia
9. Traits controlled by two or more genes
toxoplasmosis
olfaction and taste
polygenic traits
germinal stage
10. First 2 weeks of fetal development; spans the period from fertilization through implantation
germinal stage
pleiotropy
ADHD symptoms
toxemia
11. A sequence of physical maturation and growth that proceeds from the head (cephalic region) to the tail (or caudal region).
Parkinson's disease
psychogenic amnesia
cephalocaudal development
germinal stage
12. Drug for insomnia and nausea that later showed to be a teratogen causing limb deformities in fetuses
thalidomide
toxemia
mental retardation
Parkinson's disease
13. Loss of memory resulting from repression of psychological - emotional trauma or damage
psychogenic amnesia
polygenic traits
presbycusis
ADHD symptoms
14. Testing fluid from the amnionic sac
autism symptoms
olfaction and taste
mental retardation
amniocentesis
15. Degenerative brain disorder often traced to illness in early childhood like meningitis
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16. A parasite which is most commonly transmitted from animals to humans by contact with contaminated feces especially damaging to fetus.
presbycusis
anoxia
amniocentesis
toxoplasmosis
17. Areas of the human body with heightened sensitivity
pleiotropy
erogenous zones
amniocentesis
presbycusis