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