Author Question: Which of the following infant responses to cool environmental conditions is either not effective or ... (Read 41 times)

segrsyd · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Which of the following infant responses to cool environmental conditions is either not effective or not available to newborns?

1. Constricting peripheral blood vessels
2. Metabolizing brown fat
3. Increasing respiratory rates
4. Unflexing from their normal position

Question 2

An important concept to teach preschoolers in an effort to prevent attacks of sexual abuse would be to first teach them

A) never to use a restroom at a public beach.
B) that their life is their own and they have a right not to have others interfere with it.
C) that their body belongs to them and they have the right to decide who can touch it or look at it.
D) that they should try and dress modestly even in very warm weather.

kaylee05 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. Incorrect. Newborns are able to constrict their peripheral blood vessels to reduce heat loss.
2. Incorrect. Burning brown fat generates heat.
3. Incorrect. Newborns may increase respiratory rates to stimulate muscular activity to gen-erate heat.
4. Correct. Their flexed position guards against heat loss because it diminishes the amount of body surface exposed to the environment.

Answer to Question 2

C