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crazycityslicker

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A key sign that a child born to a mother who consumed alcohol during the pregnancy suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome involves
 
  a. brain swelling.
  b. an immature immune system.
  c. abnormal facial development.
  d. deficient muscle development.
  e. an enlarged skull in the affected infant.

Question 2

Brain development in a fetus whose mother contracted German measles early in the pregnancy is impaired because the rubella virus
 
  a. alters chromosome number.
  b. induces an error of metabolism within brain cells.
  c. produces toxins that interfere with the chemical signals that control brain development.
  d. deletes key enzymes within the brain.
  e. alters neurotransmitter release in the neural tube.



Loise Hard

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. abnormal facial development.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. produces toxins that interfere with the chemical signals that control brain development.



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