Jeff Is Trying to Get His Newborn Infant, Ian, to Take

question 366

Multiple Choice

Jeff is trying to get his newborn infant, Ian, to take a bottle of formula. His wife Mel, has gone to try to nap, and is out of Ian's line of sight. Ian recognizes the formula is not the same as his mother's milk, will have none of it, and continues to cry. Eventually, Mel cannot take the crying and gets up to nurse Ian. Although this is difficult for Jeff, the response of the baby is a(n)

• A)sexual strategy.
• B)innate evolved mechanism.
• C)personality trait.
• D)mutation.
• E)aggregation strategy.

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Definitions:

Secretin

A hormone that stimulates the secretion of digestive juices from the pancreas and bile from the liver into the small intestine.

Ileocecal Sphincter

Thickening of circular smooth muscle between the ileum and the cecum, forming the ileocecal valve.

Peristaltic Contractions

Wave-like muscle contractions that occur in tubular structures of the body, such as the gastrointestinal tract, to move contents along.

Proteolytic Enzyme

An enzyme that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides or amino acids.