Alcohol and the Body

Question 19 • {HS} Healthy Living [Semester Only]

Which of the following BEST describes the effects that fetal alcohol syndrome has on a child's mental abilities?

Answer

Fetal alcohol syndrome can cause parts of the brain to shut down, leading to a learning disability.

Fetal exposure to alcohol can damage a child's central nervous system, making it physically painful for them to learn fine motor skills.

Fetal alcohol syndrome can cause parts of the brain to be underdeveloped and can cause intellectual disabilities.

Fetal exposure to alcohol is the cause of numerous mental abnormalities, such as a smaller cerebrum.

Explanation

Fetal alcohol syndrome can disrupt brain development before birth, leaving some brain structures underdeveloped and affecting learning and intellectual functioning. Choice C best describes these effects. Alcohol exposure does not make learning physically painful, as choice B suggests, and the brain does not simply have parts “shut down,” as choice A claims.

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