When You Are Visiting Friends Who Just Had a Newborn,you

question 85

Multiple Choice

When you are visiting friends who just had a newborn,you notice that the baby is lying face-down in her crib.What do you tell your friends?

• A) That their daughter looks peacefully asleep.
• B) That this is the best position for an infant to be in.
• C) That they need to have her on her back because lying face-down puts her at risk for SIDS.
• D) Their daughter might grow up with a flat nose from being laid on her stomach.

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Definitions:

Physical Development

The progression of bodily growth and the improvement of motor skills and physical health over a person's lifetime.

Endocrine System

A network of glands in the body that produces and releases hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate various bodily functions.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands that regulate various bodily functions and processes.

Glands

Organs in the body that secrete hormones or other substances directly into the blood or onto a surface within or outside of the body.