CHILD DEVELOPMENT - Biological Development Flashcards
1
Q
Obese child, strongest predictor of
adulthood obesity? (3x)
A
Degree of parental obesity
2
Q
Hormone that increases during growth
spurt in girls prior to puberty? (2x)
A
Adrenal androgens
3
Q
What biological factor is linked to sexual
awareness in early adolescence?
A
Adrenal androgens
4
Q
Precocious puberty in females correlated with?
A
Obesity
5
Q
What detail of information would you
expect when doing a pain assessment on a 2 yo?
A
Identify presence and location of pain
6
Q
Reason for belief that girls enter puberty
much earlier than boys, but in reality it is
closer to 6 months?
A
Linear growth spurt
7
Q
Change in fat composition from birth to
adolescence?
A
Decreases over the first year and then
increases
