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_____ Is a Life-Threatening Injury That Occurs When an Infant

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_____ is a life-threatening injury that occurs when an infant is forcefully shaken, since this motion ruptures blood vessels in the brain and breaks neural connections.


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Planula

The free-swimming, ciliated larva form of certain cnidarians, such as jellyfish, before it settles on a surface and develops into a polyp.

Miracidium

A free-swimming larval stage in the life cycle of certain parasitic flukes, hatching from eggs and infecting the first intermediate host, typically a snail.

Polyp Colony

An aggregation of many individual, yet genetically identical, polyps that are connected, forming organisms such as corals.

Collar Cells

Specialized cells found in sponges (Porifera) that have a collar-like structure and are involved in water filtration and nutrient capture.

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