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1. In a cephalocaudal growth pattern, which of
the following is likely to grow fastest first?
A. legs
B. hands
C. brain
D. stomach
2. During the early childhood years, girls are
generally __________ than boys.
A. much larger
B. much smaller
C. slightly larger
D. slightly smaller
3. The growth spurts that occurs in puberty
typically happens:
A. two years earlier for girls than for boys.
B. two years earlier for boys than for girls.
C. four years earlier for boys than for girls.
D. about the same time for boys and girls.
4. James is going through puberty quite early.
Research indicates that James is likely to:
A. be rejected by his peers.
B. have a negative self-image.
C. have a positive self-image.
D. become a serial killer.
5. Hormones are released:
A. only during puberty.
B. at the synapse between neurons.
C. by the endocrine glands.
D. until menopause.
5. Which brain lobe is responsible for vision?
A. frontal
B. occipital
C. temporal
D. parietal
7. The fingerlike structures of a neuron that
receive input from other neurons are
called:
A. dendrites
B. axons
C. vesicles
D. myelins
8. The myelin sheath is responsible for:
A. releasing neurotransmitters across the
synapse.
B. slowing the growth of neurons during late
childhood.
C. speeding the electrical signal through the
axon.
D. reuptake of neurotransmitters that have not
bound to a receiving neuron.
9. Adolescents are often characterized as
impulsive and emotional. This behavior may be
due to immature development in which area of
the brain?
A. temporal lobe
B. right hemisphere
C. left hemisphere
D. frontal lobe
10. The process of weeding out unnecessary brain
connections to allow the strengthening the
important ones is known as:
A. myelination
B. pruning
C. lateralization
D. climacteric