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  • 1. A newborn infant’s ______________ is disproportionately large when we compare it with the infant’s body size.*
  • 2. The infant’s _______________ system begins with nerve cells within the brain called neurons.*
  • 3. Within the ______________, the brain’s six outer layers are approximately 70% of the infant’s neurons.*
  • 4 As an infant’s brain grows through his first __________ (it is a number) years, the cerebral cortex has structural and functional changes occurring at the same time and dependent of each other.*
  • 5. The __________ year of life, the infant’s brain cells will increase to over the 100 billion that were present at birth.*
  • 7. By the time a child is two years old, they have at least ________ trillion brain synapses.*
  • 8. During a child’s second year of life, the existing brain cells ____________.*
  • 9. The ____________ that infants have influence the connections between brain cells and this is a very critical development of the infant’s growth.*
  • 10. Which of the items listed below are major developments that depend on synapse connections.*
  • 11. Children who experience activities that are fun cause synapses to form in the______________ system of the brain creating a foundation for memory and continued learning.*
  • 12. Infants that are read to, and talked to often build strong ____________ cell networks that make it easy for them to develop language skills.*
  • 14. SIDS claims the lives of almost __________ infants in the US in 2009 (nearly 7 a day), which is slightly higher than SIDS causes in other developed countries.*
  • 15. SIDS can occur in any infant before they become _______ year old age.*
  • 16. A condition we call “unaccustomed ____________ sleeping” is when an infant who is used to sleeping on their back at home is suddenly placed on their tummy or side by a caregiver.*
  • 17. Which is SIDS caused by:*
  • 18. If there is a health reason that the infant is unable to sleep on their back, you must obtain a signed ___________ note explaining the medical condition, the time frame and how to put the infant to sleep*
  • 19. Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a term used by medical professionals and others to describe the constellation of signs and symptoms of an infant or small child being ____________ shaken.*
  • 21. The more __________ you remain; the easier it will be to console a child that is upset.*
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