Growth

Question 0

What does growth involve

Answer 0

Series of changes not just the addition of material to achieve an increase in size
Changes involve differentiation of various parts of the body to perform diff fxns

Question 1

What is growth

Answer 1

Development of living being or part of an organism from it’s earliest stage to maturity, including the attendant increases in size

Question 2

Describe human body growth

Answer 2

N/a

Question 3

Neonatal period

Answer 3

Extends from birth to end of four weeks

Question 4

Infancy

Answer 4

End of neonatal period at 4 weeks until 2 years of age

Characterized by tremendous growth, increased coordination & mental development

Question 5

Childhood

Answer 5

Period of growth and development extending frm infancy to adolescence, @ which puberty begins. Chronological duration of childhood varies cuhs puberty begins @ diff ages for diff people. Childhood years period of relatively steady growth until preadolescence when there is growth spurt

Question 6

Adolescence

Answer 6

Between childhood n adulthood. Begins arnd 9 in girls n 11 in boys. The end of adolescence is approx 17-18 yrs, but not clearly delineated

Question 7

Adulthood

Answer 7

Period of life beyond adolescence. Adult reached max physical stature as determined by genetic, nutritional, and environmental factors

Question 8

Distance curves

Answer 8

Measurements taken at intervals are plotted against time to produce a graph of progress

Question 9

Velocity curve

Answer 9

Increments in growth are plotted against time to show variation in the RATE of growth w/time

Question 10

Longitudinal growth

Answer 10

Growth curve derived frm single individual or frm repeated measurements on same group of individuals over a period of many years

Question 11

Cross sectional data

Answer 11

Measurements made of several children in each age group, n these are then combined to form cross sectional picture of various age groups in the community @ the time of investigation

Question 12

Difference in growth RATE between girls vs boys

Answer 12

Girls grow up faster than boys (reach 50% of adult height at earlier age, 1.75 vs. 2 yrs) enter puberty earlier n cease growing earlier. 1/2 way thru foetal period the skeleton already 3 weeks more advanced in girls. @ birth, difference is 4-6 weeks of maturation, at puberty difference is 2 years

Question 13

Indices of maturity

Answer 13

Skeletal age
Dental age 
Growth curve
Sexual age 
Neural age

Question 14

Early n late maturing children

Answer 14

Average children
Early maturing children - tall in childhood but not as adults
Early maturing children n genetically tall
Late maturing children - sm childhood but not as adults
Late maturera n genetically short

Question 15

Factors influencing growth n maturation

Answer 15

Genetic control
Nutrition 
Secular trends
Season n climate 
Differences between races