EMT Chapter 8: Life Span Development

Question 1

What are patients who are younger than 1 year called?

Answer 1

Infants

Question 2

What is the soft spot on the top of the head where the skull bones have not fussed yet called?

Answer 2

The fontanelle

Question 3

What is a startled infant who reaches out and grabs with their fingers and arms exhibiting?

Answer 3

Moro Reflex

Question 4

When do children begin to be involved with peer groups?

Answer 4

Preschool age

Question 5

What is one of the most obvious changes in school-age children?

Answer 5

The loss of their primary teeth

Question 6

When is body image a tremendous concern to children?

Answer 6

Adolescence

Question 7

When do children have a two-to-three-year growth spurt?

Answer 7

Adolescence

Question 8

What stage of life does cancer often develop?

Answer 8

Middle adulthood

Question 9

What age group is depression and suicide alarmingly common among?

Answer 9

Adolescents

Question 10

At what stage of life do all body systems start to deteriorate?

Answer 10

Late Adulthood