Growth And Development 2 Flashcards
What happens when contractions first occur
The amniotic sac ruptures
Stage 1 of labor
Period from onset of uterine contractions until dialation of the cervix is complete
Period from the time of maximal cervical dialation until the baby exits through the vagina
Stage 2
Stage in which the process of expulsion of the placenta through the vagina
Stage 3
How long after birth does the delivery of the placenta take?
Within 15 mins after birth
How much of the skull is the face in infancy compared to adulthood
One eighth to one half
As we get older, the legs become proportionally ________ and the trunk becomes proportionally _________
Longer and shorter
How do the thoracic and abdominal contours change from infancy to adulthood
From round to elliptical
4 common postnatal periods
Infancy, childhood, adolescents and adulthood, older adulthood
How long does infancy last
18 months
First four weeks of infancy
Neonatal
During the neonatal period, the baby is referred to as a
Neonate
Medical and nursing specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal disorders
Neonatology
When can a baby follow a moving object with his or her eyes
2 months
When can an infant left the head and raise the chest
3 months
When can an infant sit when well supported
4 months
When can an infant crawl
10 months
When can an infant stand alone
12 months
When can an infant run
18 months
How much does a babies weight increase by month 4 and one year
Doubles and triples
How much does a baby increase in length by the first year
50%
Small head
Microcephaly
What are the perimeters of childhood
Extends from the end of infancy to sexual maturity or puberty
Range of adolescence
13-19
Changes to the body caused by sex hormones
Secondary sex characteristics
Process of birth
Parturition
Study of agin
Gerontology
Degenerative changes characterize older adulthood or
Senescence
What happens with skin with aging
Skin becomes dry, thin inelastic
Process in which older bones develop in distinct and shagg appearance
Lipping
A degenerative joint disease
Osteoarthritis
The loss of memory and other functions of concious thinking
Dementia
Hardening of the lens of the eye
Presbyopia
When the lens becomes cloudy
Cataract
Causes an increase in pressure in the eye
Glaucoma
How many taste buds present at age 30 remain at age 75
40%
Build up of vessels
Atherosclerosis
Herat attack
Myocardial infarction
Hardening in the arteries
Arteriosclerosis
High blood pressure
Hypertension
How much to nephron units decrease between ages 30 and 75
50%
