By the Age of 6 Years, the Brain Has Attained

question 108

True/False

By the age of 6 years, the brain has attained about half of its adult weight.

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Definitions:

Speech Sounds

The auditory symbols used in language communication, produced by the movement of the speech apparatus.

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of nerve cells along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

Impulses

Sudden, involuntary urges to act, often without premeditation and sometimes contrary to individual's conscious wishes or societal norms.