Over the Last 5 Years, a Relatively Small Percentage--Approximately 10%--Of

question 6

Multiple Choice

Over the last 5 years, a relatively small percentage--approximately 10%--of child maltreatment victims had a ______.

• A) history of foster care placements
• B) diagnosed mental disorder
• C) prior record of delinquency
• D) reported disability

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A brief electrical impulse by which information is transmitted along the axon of a neuron.

Electrical Charge

A fundamental property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field, existing in two types: positive and negative.

Dendrite

A branched extension of a neuron that receives impulses from other neural cells and transmits them toward the cell body.

Absolute Refractory Period

A period immediately following the transmission of an impulse in nerve or muscle in which a nerve or muscle is incapable of generating another impulse.