The Embryonic Heart

question 180

Multiple Choice

The embryonic heart

• A) develops from two endothelial tubes that fuse together.
• B) consists of four chambers.
• C) has two atria but only one ventricle.
• D) doesn't beat until just prior to birth.
• E) has no passages connecting right side to left side.

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Definitions:

Actualizing Tendency

An innate drive in living organisms to develop all their capacities in ways which serve to maintain or enhance themselves.

Positive Regard

The acceptance, love, and support one receives from others, often seen as crucial for self-esteem and psychological growth.

Deprivation Need

A concept in psychology referring to the absence of essential psychological or physical needs which can lead to negative outcomes.

Maslow

Pertains to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.