Infancy

Question 1

Total body water as %age of body weight decreases from approximately __ at birth to __ at 1 year.

Answer 1

70% at birth, 60% at 1 year

Question 2

Reduction is mostly extracellular fluid from ____ to ____due to changes in the ratio of adipose to lean tissues

Answer 2

42% to 32%

Question 3

After birth, fat accumulates rapidly until ___ months.

Answer 3

9 months

Question 4

At birth, the head accounts for ___ of the total body weight

Answer 4

1/4

Question 5

When growth has ceased, the head accounts for ___ of total body length.

Answer 5

1/8

Question 6

Between birth & adulthood, leg length increases from approximately ___ of the newborn’s birth length to ___ of adult’s total body height

Answer 6

3/8 to 1/2

Question 7

Stomach capacity at birth

Answer 7

10-12mL

Question 8

Stomach capacity at 12 months

Answer 8

200 mL

Question 9

H+, Pepsin, Chymotrysinogen, Procarboxyprptidase, Enterokinase, Peptidases

Answer 9

Factors for CHON digestion

Question 10

Lingual lipase, pancreatic lipase, pancreatic co-lipase, bile acids

Answer 10

Factors for fat digestion

Question 11

Pancreatic amylase, salivary amylase, lactase, sucrase-insomaltase, glucoamylase

Answer 11

Factors for CHO digestion

Question 12

Functional development of nephron is completed at ___ month of age

Mature proportions of nephron is attained at ___ months of age

Answer 12

1 month

5 months

Question 13

Nutritional Req for Preterm

Answer 13

30-50% TEA higher than full term
120-240 kcal/kg BW/day
3-4 g/kg BW/day CHON
double RENI (Vit A D C K)