The Longest Period of Prenatal Development Is the _____ Period

question 52

Multiple Choice

The longest period of prenatal development is the _____ period.

• A) embryonic
• B) fetal
• C) proximodistal
• D) germinal

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Definitions:

Split Brains

A condition resulting from surgery that severs the corpus callosum, leading to disconnection between the two hemispheres of the brain.

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information, located in the occipital lobe of the brain.

Plasticity

The brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience.

Braille

A tactile writing system used by people who are blind or visually impaired, involving patterns of raised dots that represent letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.