Part of the Gender Differential in Mortality Can Be Accounted

question 29

Multiple Choice

Part of the gender differential in mortality can be accounted for by all of the following biological factors EXCEPT

• A) higher infant mortality among males
• B) males are more likely to suffer from congenital abnormalities leading to death, than females
• C) the protective effect of women's XX chromosome structure against heart disease
• D) men's propensity towards violence compared to women
• E) cell death occurs more rapidly in men than women

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Definitions:

Wernicke's Area

A region of the brain important for language comprehension, located in the temporal lobe on the left hemisphere.

Broca's Area

A region of the brain located in the frontal lobe, associated with the production of speech and language processing.

Sensitive Period

A Sensitive Period is a specific time in an organism's development where it is particularly responsive to certain environmental stimuli, impacting growth and development significantly.

Critical Period

Developmental window during which some event has a long-lasting influence on the brain; also, sensitive period.