Ch. 7 Physical Development in Childhood

Question 1

When does childhood begin

Answer 1

Begins when infancy ends at two (2) years old

Question 2

When does childhood end?

Answer 2

With puberty

Cohort effect

Question 3

Synaptogenesis & Myelination

Answer 3

Form and strengthen neural connections when experiencing new events, behaviors, and emotions

Question 4

Factors inhibiting brain growth

Answer 4

Stress

Damage done in childhood isn’t usually permanent

Question 5

Cephalacaudal Principle

Answer 5

growth from the top down

Question 6

Proximodistal principle

Answer 6

growth from the inside out

Question 7

Where do children grow most quickly

Answer 7

In the head, shoulder, and torso

Question 8

Stunting

Answer 8

cessation of physical growth

often due to low caloric intake during infancy and childhood

Question 9

Gross motor skills

Answer 9

Require activation and use of large muscular systems, precedes fine motor skills

Question 10

Fine motor skills

Answer 10

Smaller muscular units are active

Question 11

Body Mass

Answer 11

individuals body shape and size

Question 12

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Answer 12

Ratio of ones weight to height

Question 13

Obesity

Answer 13

95th percentile for any gender/age

Question 14

Overweight

Answer 14

85th-95th percentile

Question 15

Normal Weight

Answer 15

15th-85th Percentile

Question 16

Underweight

Answer 16

5th percentile

Question 17

Caloric intake

Answer 17

food taken in

Question 18

Caloric Expenditure

Answer 18

calories burned