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