section 5 review

advances in the ____ of the brain in middle and late childhood are linked to children's ____.

• prefrontal cortex; improved attention, reasoning and cognitive control

• parietal lobe; peripheral vision

• temporal lobe; hand-eye coordination and pincer grasp

• occipital lobe; improved spatial skills

during the elementary school years, children grow an average of ___ inches a year

• 1 to 2

• 2 to 3

• 5 to 7

• 7 to 10

during the elementary school years, head circumference and waist circumference

• decrease in relation to body height

• increase in relation to body weight

• decrease in relation to weight

• increase in relation to body height

the improvement of fine motor skills during middle and late childhood is due to

• an increase in the neurotransmitter dopamine

• increase myelination of the central nervous system

• advances in the prefrontal cortex

• a simultaneous process in which axons in the brain die while dendrites in the brain grow and branch out

being overweight is defined in relation to a persons

• weight

• height

• waist circumference

• body mass index

which type of cancer is most prevalent in children

• lung cancer

• melanoma (a form of skin cancer)

• brain cancer

• leukemia

a recent study examined children's physical activity as they made the transition from elementary to middle school (pate and others 2019) in this study which of the following was found to be associated with children reduced physical activity

• the number of physical activity facilities near their home

• parents encourage of physical activity

• children's sports participation

• time children spent indoors

which was the largest group of students with a disability to be served. by federal programs and receive special education in the 2015-2016 school year

• students with speech or language impairments

• students with an intellectual disability

• emotionally disturbed students

• students with a specific learning impairment

interventions with children who have an learning disability often focus on improving

• their math ability

• right- and left- brain functioning

• their reading ability

• writing skills

__is a disability in which children consistently show inattentiveness hyperactivity and/or impulsivity over a period of time. some children show a combination of these symptoms

• OCD

• ADHD

• PTSD

• EMDR