Mod 4: Infancy

Question 1

How much does the average newborn weigh

Answer 1

7.5 lbs

Question 2

A baby’s weight ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ in one year

Answer 2

triples

Question 3

The head makes up ˍˍˍˍˍˍ% of the baby’s length during develop

Answer 3

50

Question 4

How do neurons connect to each other

Answer 4

Dendrites

Question 5

ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ carry infortmation from the axon of one neuron to the dendrites of another

Answer 5

Neurotransmitters

Question 6

What is the last part of the brain to mature

Answer 6

Prefrontal cortex

Question 7

Hiccuping, sneezing, and thrashing are examples of the reflexes to maintain ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ

Answer 7

breathing/oxygen supply

Question 8

Sucking reflex

Answer 8

sucking on objects that touch lips

Question 9

Rooting reflex

Answer 9

Turn towards objects that touch cheek

Question 10

Babinski reflex

Answer 10

toes fan upward when feet are stroked

Question 11

Stepping reflex

Answer 11

move legs as to walk when feet touch flat surface

Question 12

Palmar Grasp

Answer 12

tightly grasp objects placed in palm

Question 13

Moro reflex

Answer 13

babies fling arms out then bring to chest when they hear a loud noise

Question 14

motor development occurs in a ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ and ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ direction

Answer 14

cephalocaudal; proximodistal

Question 15

gross motor skills

Answer 15

volntary movements that involve use of large mscle grops

Question 16

fine motor skills

Answer 16

more exact movements of the hands and fingers

Question 17

ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ is the most poorly developed sense at birth

Answer 17

vision

Question 18

ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ is very keen at birth

Answer 18

hearing

Question 19

infantile marasmus

Answer 19

starvation due to lack of calories and proteins

Question 20

kwashiorkor

Answer 20

after another child has been born and starts breastfeeding

Question 21

infants have an average of ˍˍˍˍˍˍ hours of sleep at 0-2

Answer 21

12.8

Question 22

Stage one of sensorimotor intelligence

Answer 22

reflexes (birth - 6w)

Question 23

Stage two of sensorimotor intelligence

Answer 23

primary circular reactions(6w - 4 mos)

Question 24

Stage three of sensorimotor intelligence

Answer 24

secondary circular reactions(4-8mos)

Question 25

Stage four of sensorimotor intelligence

Answer 25

coordination of secondary circluar reactions (8-12 mos)

Question 26

Stage five of sensorimotor intelligence

Answer 26

tertiary circular reactions (12-18mos)

Question 27

Stage six of sensorimotor intelligence

Answer 27

mental representation (18-24 mos)

Question 28

object permanence mastery

Answer 28

12-24mos