Match the Following Terms with the Descriptions Below

question 62

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms with the descriptions below.
-Low birth weight

• A)Referring to any infant whose birth weight is less than the expected weight corresponding to the duration of gestation
• B)The developing offspring in utero from about the beginning of the third week to the end of the eighth week after conception
• C)Any cessation of pregnancy and expulsion of the embryo or fetus as the result of natural causes
• D)Referring to any infant weighing less than 5.5 pounds at birth
• E)The period of development of the offspring from conception to birth
• F)Through this organ, oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood are transferred to the fetus and fetal wastes are removed
• G)Three 13- to 14-week periods into which the normal pregnancy is divided
• H)The egg cell from which a fetus eventually develops if the egg is fertilized by a sperm cell
• I)The cell resulting from the union of an egg cell and sperm until it divides
• J)An infant born before 37 weeks of gestation

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A region of the brain that is associated with the formation of memories and navigation.

Heritable Risk Factor

Any attribute, characteristic, or exposure that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or injury, which can be passed from parent to offspring through genes.

Medial Prefrontal Cortex

A part of the frontal lobe of the brain involved in decision-making, social behavior, and personality expression.

Operant Conditioning

Form of learning in which behaviors lead to consequences that either reinforce or punish the organism, leading to an increased or a decreased probability of a future response.