Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The number of glial cells increases rapidly throughout the first 2 years of life.
• B) The number of neurons increases rapidly throughout the first 2 years of life.
• C) During the brain growth spurt in infancy, the complexity of neural branching increases.
• D) During the brain growth spurt in infancy, unused connections are often pruned away.

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Definitions:

Atm

A unit of pressure, also known as atmosphere, approximately equal to the earth's atmospheric pressure at sea level.

Temperature

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a system, signifying how hot or cold the system is.

°C

Degrees Celsius, a unit of temperature on the Celsius scale, where 0°C represents the freezing point of water, and 100°C its boiling point at sea level.

Atm

Standard atmosphere, a unit of pressure defined as 101,325 Pa; also used to denote the atmospheric pressure at sea level.