According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

question 10

Multiple Choice

According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities definition, intellectual disability refers to significantly subaverage intellectual functioning accompanied by

• A) limitations in areas of adaptive behaviour (such as self-care).
• B) having at least one relative with an IQ below average.
• C) reading difficulties.
• D) having at least one parent with an IQ below average.
• E) math difficulties.

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Definitions:

Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, the right and left hemispheres, each responsible for different functions and controls opposite sides of the body.

Enteric Nervous System (ENS)

Mesh of neurons embedded in the lining of the gut, running from the esophagus through the colon; controls the gut.

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Part of the PNS that regulates the functioning of internal organs and glands.

Neurons

Nervous system cells that communicate by sending electrical and chemical signals.