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chap 7 vocab
life span development
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adolescent | 12 to 18 years |
| atherosclerosis | cholesterol and calcium build up inside the walls of blood vessles, forming plaque |
| barotrauma | injury caused by pressure to enclosed body surfaces |
| conventional reasoning | child looks for approval from peers and society |
| early adult | 19 to 40 years |
| fontanelles | areas where the neonate's or infant's skull has not fused together |
| infant | 1 month to 1 year |
| middle adult | 41 to 60 |
| moro reflex | When caught off-guard, reflux of infant to open arms wide, spreads the fingers and seems to grab at things |
| neonate | newborn to 1 month |
| nephrons | basic filtering unit of kidney |
| older adult | 61 years plus |
| palmar grasp | infant grabs an object when placed in hand |
| postconventional reasoning | child bases decisions on his or her consciousness |
| preconventional reasoning | child acts to avoid punishments to get what he or she wants |
| preschooler | 3 to 6 years |
| school age | 6 to 12 years |
| toddler | 1 to 3 years |