Question

Terrance, whose birth mother drank alcohol heavily throughout pregnancy, has a thin upper lip, short eyelid openings, a small head, and a smooth philtrum. His physical growth has been slow, and he shows impairments in memory, attention span, motor coordination, and social skills. Terrance has ________.

a. partial fetal alcohol syndrome
b. alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder
c. fetal alcohol syndrome
d. cytomegalovirus

Answer 1

fetal alcohol syndrome

Step-by-step explanation:

• Fetal alcohol syndrome is a syndrome that is a group of different symptoms or conditions that appear in a person whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy.
• The different problems that a person may suffer from including small head size, short height, thin upper lip, smooth philtrum, etc.
• Besides this, the mental health of the person is also affected and thus, the person may have memory impairment, social anxiety, etc.
• Since it has been mentioned that Terrance's mother consumed alcohol throughout pregnancy and the symptoms that Terrance shows also are similar to that of a person suffering from Fetal alcohol syndrome, it can be concluded that he is suffering from this condition.