An Infant Is Born with a Nervous System That Does

question 139

Multiple Choice

An infant is born with a nervous system that does not include a forebrain. This is due to the failure of anterior neural fold defects and is an example of

• A) spina bifida.
• B) anencephaly.
• C) Down syndrome.
• D) Tay-Sachs disease.
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

ANOVA

Short for "Analysis of Variance," a statistical method used to compare the means of three or more samples, testing the hypothesis that they are equal.

Total Sample Size

The aggregate number of individual observations or data points collected in a study.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean value, indicating how spread out the data is.

Performance Differences

Performance differences refer to the disparities in outcomes or achievements between individuals or groups under study.