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