Information-Processing Findings Confirm That Scientific Reasoning

question 119

Multiple Choice

Information-processing findings confirm that scientific reasoning

• A) results from abrupt, stagewise change.
• B) develops gradually.
• C) is fully developed by age 12.
• D) is more advanced in boys than girls.

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Definitions:

Abdominal Aorta

The largest artery in the abdominal cavity that supplies blood to the lower part of the body.

Celiac Trunk

A major artery in the abdominal cavity that supplies blood to the stomach, spleen, liver, and other organs.

Thoracic Aorta

A section of the aorta, the major artery in the body, passing through the thoracic cavity and supplying oxygenated blood to the thoracic and upper abdominal organs.

Superior Mesenteric Vein

A large vein that drains blood from the small intestine, ascending colon, and part of the transverse colon into the portal vein.