Growth Charts

Question 1

Out of 100 people, how many people are within 1 standard deviation of the 50th centile?

Answer 1

68

Question 2

Out of 100 people, how many people are within 2 standard deviations of the 50th centile?

Answer 2

95

Question 3

Centile lines are placed how many standard deviations apart?

Answer 3

0.67

Question 4

Children under two should be weighed without any clothes/nappy. True/false?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Head circumference should be measured at the narrowest point. True/false?

Answer 5

False - widest point

Question 6

Up to what age is the length of a child measured?

Answer 6

2 years

Question 7

A point is described as being ‘on the centile’ if it is on the centile or within how much of a space?

Answer 7

0.25

Question 8

Describe the onset of puberty in terms of the endocrinology

Answer 8

GnRH secretion increases LH secretion to result in sufficient sex steroid production

Question 9

When does puberty occur on average in girls and boys?

Answer 9

Girls - 11

Boys - 11.5

Question 10

When does true central precocious puberty occur in girls and boys?

Answer 10

Girls - before 8

Boys - before 9

Question 11

At what age are children in pubertal delay?

Answer 11

Girls - 13 and older

Boys - 14 and older

Question 12

What can be used to stage puberty?

Answer 12

Thelarche
Menarche
Adrenarche
Male genital size

Question 13

Menarche occurs approximately how long after thelarche?

Answer 13

2 years