Name Game, & fun facts
What is another name for down syndrome?
trisomy 21
What is the most common place Down syndrome affects?
A: the facial part
B: The brain
C: mussels
D: stature
B: The brain
Most to all people with down syndrome have mental problems, that slow learning and make learning processes different.
What causes Down syndrome?
Down’s Syndrome Happens when a child has an extra copy of chromosome 21, due to Non-separation
How do doctors find out a baby has down syndrome
A. they see their facial differences
B. dna test
Duh, they'd do a dna test to make sure.
What group of people are most common to have a baby with down syndrome?
A: french
B: american
C: None that we know of
D: Swiss
C: None that we know of:
Correct/Incorrect There is no known group of people that are more likely to have down syndrome. Although there are some populations that kill of the population of people with down syndrome, some examples are; Denmark, and Iceland. Which makes the chance, decrease. This may be false though, because these places have different populations, but here’s what the website said: “In Iceland, a country of 350,000 people, only 1 or 2 babies with Down syndrome are born annually. In contrast, each year in the United States, approximately 6000 babies with Down syndrome are born.” The us has 325.7 million, so I don’t know.
What is something people stereotype far too much with people with down syndrome?
People are more like their families than they are different
Why does a child get an extra copy of chromosome 21? Aka. Down syndrome
Answer: when a cell fails to separate properly, sometimes a child can get an extra copy of the chromosome. Which not only can cause down syndrome, but can cause miscarriages
About what percent of non separation happens in the mother?
A: 67%
B: It’s random
C: 88%
D: 96%
C: 88%
There are many Down syndrome treatments, Which is one of the most common?
A. Chemotherapy
B. Educational Therapy
C. Exercise
B. Educational Therapy:
Early Intervention and Educational Therapy is a treatment in with the individual get special treatment, in their early years of life, one example is speech therapy.
What was the average life expectancy in 1983 for people with down syndrome?
A. 25 years
B. 60 years
C. 24 months
D. 43 years
A: The average life expectancy in 1983 for people with down syndrome was 25 years. Today it's 60! :)
Name two symptoms of down syndrome, (Except for brain problems)
Decreased or poor muscle tone
Short neck, with excess skin at the back of the neck
Flattened facial profile and nose
Small head, ears, and mouth
Upward slanting eyes, often with a skin fold that comes out from the upper eyelid and covers the inner corner of the eye
A single, deep, crease across the palm of the hand
It can increase the possibility for gastroesophageal reflux, which is a back flow of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus, and celiac disease.
About 15 percent of people with Down syndrome have an under active thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ in the lower neck that produces hormones. Individuals with Down syndrome also have an increased risk of hearing and vision problems.
Additionally, a small percentage of children with Down syndrome develop cancer of blood-forming cells (leukemia).
1 out of ___ babies is born with down syndrome.
A. 731
B. 802
C. 798
D. 467