Growth and development Flashcards
Differentiate growth from development
Growth = increase in size, composition and distribution of tissues Development = increase in complexity of structures and their functions
What is a growth spurt?
Increase in growth velocity
What is a milestone?
The usual age at which the ability to perform a specific activity is achieved
What is bone age?
The measurement of osseous maturation in long bones
Name the gross motor milestones of a newborn
Ventral suspension
Head droops, limbs flexed, limbs hang dowanwards
Moro reflex
Palmar/plantar grasp reflexes
Name the fine motor milestones of a newborn
Hands fisted
Closes eyes to bright lights
Name the hearing and speech milestones of a newborn
Stills to sound
Startles to sudden loud noises
Name the personal/social milestones of a newborn
Alternates between drowsiness and alert wakefulness
Name the milestone warning signs of a newborn
Hypertonia/hypotonia
Assym reflexes
Excessive head lag
Poor sucking
Name the gross motor milestones of a 6 week old
Some head control Prone Head to side, buttocks moderately high Moro reflex Ventral suspension
Name the fine motor milestones of a 6 week old
Stares
Follows horizontally to 90 degrees
Name the hearing and speech milestones of a 6 week old
Startle response
Name the personal/social milestones of a 6 week old
Smiles at mother
Name the gross motor milestones of a 3 month old
Pull-to-sit Little/no head lag Prone Support on forearms Lifts head Buttocks flat Rolls over
Name the fine motor milestones of a 3 month old
Follows through 180 degrees
Holds rattle when placed in hand
Name the hearing and speech milestones of a 3 month old
Coos
Chuckles
Name the personal/social milestones of a 3 month old
Excited to see mother
Reacts to familiar situations
Name the gross motor milestones of a 6 month old
Pull-to-sit Braces shoulders and pulls to sit Sits with support, prone Lifts head and chest well up Supports on extended arms
Name the fine motor milestones of a 6 month old
Reaches for and grasps toy
Transfers toy from one hand to another
Name the hearing and speech milestones of a 6 month old
Initiates conversation
Name the personal/social milestones of a 6 month old
Takes everything to mouth
Responds to mirror image
Name the gross motor milestones of a 9 month old
Sits without support
Crawls on hands and knees
Pulls to stand
Name the fine motor milestones of a 9 month old
Immediately reaches out
Holds cube in each hand
Name the hearing and speech milestones of a 9 month old
Vocalises deliberately
Babbles
Name the personal/social milestones of a 9 month old
Stranger anxiety
Holds bottle/cup
Name the milestone warning signs in a 6 week old
No visual fixation or following Assym of tone/movement Floppy, excessive head lag Failure to smile Poor sucking
Name the milestone warning signs in a 6 month old
Floppiness Failure to use both hands Squint Failure to turn to sound Poor response to people
Name the milestone warning signs in a 9 month old
Unable to sit Hand preference Fisting Squint Persistence of primitive reflexes
Name the gross motor milestones of a 10 month old
Pulls to stand
Walks with assistance
Name the fine motor milestones of a 10 month old
Picks up small object between thumb and index finger
Name the hearing and speech milestones of a 10 month old
Shakes head for no
Waves bye bye
Name the personal/social milestones of a 10 month old
Plays peek-a-boo with mother
Name the gross motor milestones of a 12 month old
Bear walks
Walks around furniture lifting one foot and stepping sideways
May walk alone
Name the fine motor milestones of a 12month old
Pincer grasp
Releases object on request