GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT OF INFANT

Question 1

grow rapidly both, in size and their ability to perform task.

Answer 1

Infants

Question 2

PHYSICAL GROWTH

Answer 2

there is rapid gain in physical size and maturation.

Question 3

as a rule, most infants double their Birth it at - months and triples it by one year.

Answer 3

4-6

Question 4

1st 6 months - wt. gain of

Answer 4

2 lbs per month.

Question 5

2nd 6 months – wt. gain of

Answer 5

1 lb per month.

Question 6

Average boy 1 year old weighs

Answer 6

10 kg. (22 lb.),

Question 7

verage girl weighs

Answer 7

9.5k (21 lb.).

Question 8

increases in height during the first year by 50% and grows from

Answer 8

20 inches - 30 inches

Question 9

During the early months is most apparent in the

Answer 9

trunk,

Question 10

and during the second half is most apparent as

Answer 10

lengthening of legs.

Question 11

HC increases rapidly during infant period reflecting rapid brain growth, by end of first year. Brain has reached __ of adult size.

Answer 11

2/3

Question 12

HC is greater than chest circumference within age 2 by about .

Answer 12

2 cm

Question 13

The abdomen remain _____ until child has been walking well into toddler period:

Answer 13

protuberant

Question 14

____ ___, lumbar vertebral curves develops as infants hold their head, sit and walk.

Answer 14

Cervical thoracic

Question 15

lengthening of lower extremities during

Answer 15

1st 6 months readies the child for walking.

Question 16

HR slows from ___ to ___ bpm. by end of first year. Heart occupies half the width of chest. .

Answer 16

160 -120

Question 17

BP-ave, __/__. to / mmHg

Answer 17

80/40 to 100/60

Question 18

Infants are prone to develop _ - @ at 2-3 months. This occurs because the life of a red blood cell is 4 months.

Answer 18

PHYSIOLOGIC ANEMIA

Question 19

Hgb is converted from fetal to adult hgb at months. Sevron levels decrease by 6-9 months.

Answer 19

5-6

Question 20

RR slows from 30 to 60 b/min to __ ___ b/min. by end of 1st year.

Answer 20

20-30

Question 21

Because the lumen of the respiratory tract is small and mucus production is inefficient. Upper respiratory tract infections are common and severe than adult.

TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

at birth is immature, ability to digest protein to present, amount of amylase needed for of complex carbohydrates is deficient approximately the _rd month.

Answer 22

3

Question 23

needed for digestion of saturated fat is decreased during entire first year.

Answer 23

Lipase

Question 24

remains immature, causing inadequate conjugation of drugs.

Answer 24

LIVER

Question 25

Infants can independently drink from a cup by

Answer 25

8-10 months.

Question 26

remain immature and not as efficient in eliminating body wastes as in adults.

Answer 26

KIDNEYS

Question 27

remains immature without insulin & adrenocorticotropic hormones and an infant may not be able to respond to stress effectively.

Answer 27

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question 28

An infants Immune system becomes functional by 2 months of age, an infant can actively produce both IgG & IgM antibodies by __ year

Answer 28

1

Question 29

IgA, IgD & IgE are not plentiful until

Answer 29

preschool.