Week 2 Flashcards
What is synaptogenesis?
Creation of synapses and is followed by a period of synaptic pruning to make the nervous system more efficient
What is neuroplasticity
The brains ability to reorganize neural pathways and connections
What is myelinization
Myelin gradually covers individual axons and electrically insulates them from one another improving conductivity
What are growth trajectories
You have an arch to your growth and it is consistent
How much do children gain each year in height and weight from when they are 2 to adolescence
5-8cm in heigh
2.7kg
What does motor have to do with growth?
Higher motor activity levels are better able to control or inhibit their behaviors allowing for successful task acheivment
What does it mean motor activity is linear
You cant walk before they stand
When does motor acitivity peak
7-9
How many kids from ages 2-5 are obese
22%
What is the difference between adaptive and primitive reflexes?
Adaptive reflexes may persist throughout life where primitive reflexes disappear by about 6 months of age
What is the rooting reflex?
A soft touch on the cheek causes the infant to turn towards the touch and open its mouth preapred to eat dissappear by about 3 months
What is the babinski reflex
stroking the sole of the foot causes it to fan out dissapears by 12 months can tell the development of the nervous system
What is the moro reflex
if there is a sudden noise or loss of support it will cause the infant to arch the back and throw the arms and legs out and then bring them back it is a safety thing or a clinging reflex disappears after 4-5 months
What is a neonate
0-28 days
How much do neonates sleep
80% of the time
How much sleep should a baby get by 6 weeks
Sleeping 14 hours a day
How much sleep should a baby get by 8 weeks
Sleep through the night
True or false: Prompt attention to crying in the first three months leads to less crying later
True
What is a basic cry signal
Rhythmic pattern and hunger
What is an angry cry sound like
Louder and more intense
What is a pain cry sound like
Very abrupt onset
What is the motor development at one month?
Locomotor- stepping reflex
non-locomotor- lifts head slightly and follow object with eyes
manipulative- holds opject in place in hand
What is the motor development at 2-3 months
non-locomotor lifts head up to 90 degrees when lying on stomach
manipulative-begins to swipe at object in sight
What is the motor development at 4-6 months?
locomotor- rolls over sits with suppose moves on hands and knees
non-locomotor- holds head erect while in sitting position
manipulative-reaches for and grasps objects
What is the motor development at 7-9 months
locomotor- sits without support, crawls
manipulative-transfer objects from one hand to the other
What is the motor development at 10-12 months
locomotor-pulls seld up and walks grasping furniture and then walks alone
non-locomotor- squats and stoops plays patty cake
manipulative- shows some signs of hand preference grasps a spoon but has poor aim when moving to mouth
What is the motor development at 13-18 months
locomotor- walks backwards sideways and runs
non-locomotor- rolls ball claps
manipulative- stacks two blocks and puts objects into small container and dumps them out
What is the development at 19-24 months?
locomotor- walks up and down stairs two feet per step
non-locomotor- jumps with both feet off ground
manipulative-uses spoon to feed seld stacks 4-10 blcok
Is motor universal
Yes
What is gross motor at 2-3 years
runs easily
climbs on furniture unaided
hauls and shoves big toys around obstavles
What is fine motor at 2-3 years?
Picks up small objects
True or false females are ahead in motor skills in infancy specifically manipulative
True
Are males more active
Yes
How long should breast feeding be done for
4-6 months untill 2 years of age
What are some benfits to breast feeding
less likely to suffer from common illnesses better immune functioning