Age and Physical Development

Question 1

Chronological age

Answer 1

Age measured in years

Question 2

aging scoring system

Answer 2

babies are rated on a chart, a maximum score at 10

Question 3

Skeletal Age

Answer 3

• indicated by matureity of skeleton, ossification of bones
• measured by x-ray
• nutrition, diet, disease
• states and bone injuries can cause skeletal age to fall behind chronological age

sometimes the skeletal age is different from chronological age.
different people from different places have different skeletal ages

Question 4

Developmental age

Answer 4

• refers to the child’s stage of physical, mental, emotional, and intellectual maturity.
• determined by ability to perform certain tasks

especially a delay in early born (premature) babies.
twins often born early

Question 5

Primitive reflexes

Answer 5

• originate in the central nervous system
• survival value
• most present at birth and fade by 6 months and replaced with postural reflexes

if not happening, some issues are present. (in the central nervous system)

Question 6

Moro Reflex

Answer 6

• an infantile reflex
• present in all infants/newborns up to 4 or 5 months of age
• response to a sudden loss of support, when the infant feels as if it is falling. It involves three distinct components:
• spreading out the arms
• unspreading the arms
• crying (usually)

Question 7

Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex

Answer 7

• Observed up to 6 months
• also known as ‘fencing reflex’
• As the head is turned, the arm and leg on the same side will extend, while the opposite limbs bend

Question 8

Walking reflex

Answer 8

• when the soles of their feet touch a flat surface they will attempt to ‘walk’ by placing one foot in front of the other
• infants this young cannot support their own weight
• Disappears at 6 weeks
• Reappears at 8 months to 1 year old

it happens to water too, if you hold the baby above a pool, they kick the water

Question 9

Motor Development During Late Childhood (6-12 years)

Answer 9

• growth is more slow and subtle. Stops at puberty
• Eye-hand (and foot) coordination very good at 9yrs (grade 4)
• motor skills are perfected and stabilized
• running, jumping, throwing, balance and coordination improve due to experience, instruction, and imitation

Question 10

Motor Development During Adolescence

Answer 10

• Time for imporvement in skil performance
• Inprovements due to growth spurt (especially for boys)
• increases in strength and endurance, and increased coordination
• Deficits in motor pattern are overcome
• Combine and sequence basic skills into complex ones

Question 11

Motor Development During Adulthood

Answer 11

all about refinement

golf

Question 12

Fundamental movement skills

Answer 12

doge, hop, skip, long roll, stork stand, jump, kick, dribble, overarm throw, catch, run, sidearm strike.

ideally developed between the ages of 0 and 9