Postnatal & Child Development Flashcards
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- Prosencephalon (Future forebrain)
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- Cephalic flexure
Name 3.
- Mesencephalon (Future midbrain)
Name 4.
- Pontine flexure
Name 5.
- Rhombencephalon (Future hindbrain)
Name 6.
- Cervical flexure
Name 7.
- Future spinal cord
Name 1.
- Forebrain
Name 2.
- Telencephalon
Name 3.
- Diencephalon
Name 4.
- Midbrain
Name 5.
- Hindbrain
Name 6.
- Pons
Name 7.
- Medulla
Name 1.
- Forebrain
Name 2.
- Developing hemisphere
Name 3.
- Aqueduct
Name 4.
- Midbrain
Name 5.
- Developing cerebellum
Name 6.
- Hindbrain
Name 7.
- Lateral ventricle
Name 8.
- Third ventricle
Name 9.
- Fourth ventricle
Name 1.
- Cerebral cortex
Name 2.
- Forebrain
Name 3.
- Ventricular system
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- Midbrain
Name 5.
- Aqueduct
Name 6.
- Cerebellum
Name 7.
- Pons
Name 8.
- Hindbrain
Name 9.
- Medulla
What is the general function of the prefrontal association area?
- Executive function & Concentration
What is the general function of the priamry motor cortex?
- Supply the nerves to the skeletal muscles
What is the general function of the primary somatosensory cortex?
- Receiving impulses from the periphery
What is the general function of the occipital lobe?
- Vision
What is the general function of the temporal lobe?
- Auditory sensation & speech
What is the general function of the pyramidal tracts?
- Control voluntary movements in the sacral, lumbar, thoracic and cervical nerves
What is the general function of the extrapyramidal tracts?
- Control coordination of movements & the regulation of posture and balance
How are gross motor skills assessed in a developing baby?
- Flexed posture
- Sits without support
- Stands independently
- Walks independently
- Runs and jumps
How are vision and fine movement assessed in a developing baby?
- Fixes and follows a face
- Transfers objects from hand to hand
- Princer grip & Points
- Immature grip of pencil & Random scrumble
- Draws
How are hearing, speech and language assessed in a developing baby?
- Stills to voice & Startles at loud noise
- Turns to voice & Polysyllabic babble
- 1-2 words & Understands name
- 6-10 words & Points to 4 body parts
- 3-4 word sentences & Understands 2 joined commands
How are social, emotional and behavioural skills assessed in a developing baby?
- Smiles
- Finger feeds & Fears strangers
- Drinks from cup & Waves
- Feeds self with spoon & Beginning to help with dressing
- Parallel play & Clean and dry
What are the different types of developmental delay (6)?
What are the possible causes of global developmental delay (5)?
Chromosomal abnormalities
* e.g. Down’s syndrome, Fragile X
Metabolic
* e.g. hypothyroidism, inborn errors of metabolism
Antenatal and perinatal factors
* Infections, drugs, toxins, anoxia, trauma, folate def
Environmental-social issues
Chronic illness
What are the possible causes of motor developmental delay (7)?
Cerebral palsy
Global delay
* eg Down’s syndrome
Congenital dislocation hip
Social deprivation
Muscular dystrophy
* Duchenne’s
Neural tube defects
* Spina bifida
Hydrocephalus
What are the possible causes of language developmental delay (6)?
Hearing loss
Learning disability
Autistic spectrum disorder
Lack of stimulation
Impaired comprehension of language
* Developmental dysphasia
Impaired speech production
* Stammer, dysarthria
