Physical Growth And Brain Development 5-8 Years

Question 0

5-8

Vestibular System

Answer 0

Contributes to:

• Balance
• Regulation of muscle tone
• coordination
• Ocular-motor control
• Arousal and attention
• Emotional states

Question 1

5-8

Youth sports

Answer 1

• Organized programs
• Increase in children 5-6 years old who participate
• Increase in female participants

Question 2

5-8

Proprioceptive System

Answer 2

• Orient the body in space
• Time movements
• Plan, organize, and remember movements
• Modify force exerted by muscles
• Develop a body schema

Question 3

5-8

Effects of stress

Answer 3

may emerge:

• Physical: Cardiovascular disease, illness, decreased immunity, delayed growth
• Cognitive: Episodic memory, attention, and self-regulation

Studies have found that social disadvantage affects motor development

Question 4

5-8

Physical growth

Answer 4

1) increase in physical dexterity and strength
2) Better able to produce and coordinate both fine and gross motor movements

• By age 5, most exhibit mature characteristics of jumping
• Between 5 and 8, develop mature hopping
• Between 6 and 7, begin to skip