Match Each Term with Its Definition

question 12

Multiple Choice

Match each term with its definition.
-Instrument used when examining the ears

• A)scribe
• B)otoscope
• C)stethoscope
• D)spirometer
• E)audiometer
• F)ophthalmoscope
• G)Romberg balance test
• H)alternating motion
• I)Weber test
• J)Rinne test
• K)irrigation
• L)assessment

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Definitions:

Critical Period

A specific timeframe in the development of an organism during which it is particularly sensitive to certain environmental stimuli, with long-lasting effects on future development.

Environmental Influences

Environmental influences involve external factors and conditions that impact an individual's physical, psychological, and social development.

Sensitive Period

A point in development when organisms are particularly susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences.

Synaptic Pruning

The process during brain development where extra neurons and synaptic connections are eliminated to increase the efficiency of neuronal transmissions.