Babies Come into the World Equipped with a Number of Built-In

question 144

Multiple Choice

Babies come into the world equipped with a number of built-in, involuntary behavior patterns called __________.

• A) reflexes
• B) tropisms
• C) instincts
• D) motor programs

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Definitions:

Otorhinolaryngology

A surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with conditions of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and related structures of the head and neck.

Fenestration

A surgical procedure that creates a new opening, especially used in reference to procedures involving the ear to improve hearing.

Incus

A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear that, along with the malleus and stapes, helps transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear.

Auricle

The external portion of the ear that directs sound waves into the ear canal.