Which of the following milestones develops and differentiates early in a term newborn?
Correct Answer: Motor function
Description: During early infancy, the motor system undergoes a variety of differentiations as visual, auditory, and tactile motor mechanisms. In the normal infant, these emerging motor differentiations follow a time schedule prescribed by the maturation of neural connections. The absence of these reflexes in the first few months of life and conversely their persistence beyond this time indicate a defect in cerebral development. Ref: Ropper A.H., Samuels M.A. (2009). Chapter 28. Normal Development and Detions in Development of the Nervous System. In A.H. Ropper, M.A. Samuels (Eds), Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 9e.
Category:
Pediatrics
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now