Intellectual Disability That Is Caused by Metabolic Disorders, Genetic Abnormalities

question 199

Multiple Choice

Intellectual disability that is caused by metabolic disorders, genetic abnormalities, birth injuries, or fetal damage are referred to as

• A)organic.
• B)familial.
• C)functional.
• D)inductive.

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Definitions:

Spinal Cord Injury

Damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function, such as mobility or sensation, below the site of the injury.

Dendritic Spines

Small protrusions from a neuron's dendrite that typically receive synaptic inputs.

Neurons

Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit information to other neurons, muscles, or glands.

Apraxia

A neurological disorder characterized by the loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned purposeful movements, despite having the desire and physical ability to perform the movements.