1 - Introduction Flashcards
is growth disposition similar for healthy individuals
yes
growth refers to an increase in what
size or number
development refers to increase in what
complexity or specialization
is growth largely anatomic
yes
what is mainly physiologic and behavioral
development
what is considered “prenatal”
conception to birth (average 40 weeks)
what is considered “infancy”
birth to second birthday
what is considered “childhood”
female: 2-10 yr
males: 2-12 yr
what is considered “adolescence”
females: 10-18 years
males: 12-2o years
overall potential for growth is determined by what
genetic factors
what controls growth of neural tissue, cartilage tissue, and tooth size
genetics
the extend to which individual attains his or her potential for growth is determiend by what?
extrinsic (environmental) factors: nutrition, illness, exercise, climate
rate/velocity of size increase is most prominent during ___ and declines during ___
increase = prenatal period
decrease = during infancy
when does growth velocity plateau? when does it increase agian?
plateau = childhood
increase = adolescence
what is a graphical representation of percentage of total growth complete at particular age
cumulative/distance growth curve
the cumulative growth curve tells you what
how much potential remains for an individual
at what age does cumulative growth curve graph finish
20 years
what is a graphical representation of amount of growth achieved per year
incremental or velocity growth curve
what does incremental or velocity growth curve tell you
how fast an individual is growing at a particular point in time
rapid accelerating growth during ___
prenatal growth
rapid decelerating growth during ___
post natal growth
period of relatively slow incremental growth during ___
childhood
growth acceleration for 2-3 years during ___
pubertal adolescence
growth charts use what as a percentile
height and weight
what are the percentile groupings
5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90, 95%
should children generally follow the same percentile at all ages?
YES! e.g., 90% for height at 2 years old and 92% at 10 years old
growth charts help visualize what
unexpected change in growth pattern
significant changes in growth may indicate what
growth abnormality
on average, males grow how many years later than females
2 years