The Healthy Infant Must Accomplish Both Behavioral and Biologic Tasks

question 12

Multiple Choice

The healthy infant must accomplish both behavioral and biologic tasks to develop normally. Behavioral characteristics form the basis of the social capabilities of the infant. Newborns pass through a hierarchy of developmental challenges as they adapt to their environment and caregivers. This progression in behavior is the basis for the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment (NBAS) . Match the cluster of neonatal behaviors with the correct level on the NBAS scale.

-Ability to respond to discrete stimuli while asleep

• A)Habituation
• B)Orientation
• C)Range of state
• D)Autonomic stability
• E)Regulation of state

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Definitions:

Simple

Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty, characterized by simplicity.

Lymph

A clear fluid that circulates in the lymphatic system, carrying immune cells and removing toxins and waste materials from bodily tissues.

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Connective tissue cells that produce the fibers and the protein and carbohydrate complexes of the matrix of connective tissues.

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Exocrine glands found in mammalian skin that secrete sweat, a fluid containing water and electrolytes, which helps regulate body temperature.