What Does Your Text Suggest Is the Most Significant Physical

question 50

Multiple Choice

What does your text suggest is the most significant physical development of middle childhood?

• A) Boys overtake girls in height, weight, and motor skills.
• B) Children experience an increased incidence of illnesses and a decreased risk of accidents.
• C) Improvement in fine motor coordination that makes it possible to write, play a musical instrument, paint, and draw
• D) Development of large motor skills that make possible activities such as running, kicking with alternating feet, balancing, and throwing

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Definitions:

Lubrication

The application of a substance (such as oil or grease) to reduce friction and wear between two surfaces in contact.

Rehydrate

The process of restoring lost water or moisture to the body, cells, or other materials.

Cilia

Microscopic, hair-like structures on the surface of cells that move in a wave-like manner, often serving to propel substances or cells or to detect environmental stimuli.

Respiratory Tubes

Tubes that are part of the respiratory system, facilitating air movement to and from the lungs for gas exchange.