CDE 7 - Child Growth and Development » Spring 2021 » Chapter 4

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Question #1
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children be introduced to solid foods at around:
A.   6 months
B.   2 months
C.   4 months
D.   9 months
Question #2
Small movements made by fingers and toes are known as _____ motor skills.
A.   Primitive
B.   Athletic
C.   Gross
D.   Fine
Question #3
By _____ months of age, a typically developing child is able to grasp an object using his forefinger and thumb.
A.   9 months
B.   4 months
C.   6 months
D.     
E.   none of the above – this skill does not develop until after age 2.
Question #4
By 2-3 months of age, babies begin to explore objects visually and show a preference for:
A.   Patterns over faces
B.   Unusual images over familiar ones
C.   Solids over patterns
D.   Pastels over black and white
Question #5
Gross motor skills are:
A.   Small movements
B.   Foot motions
C.   Head motions
D.   Large movements
Question #6
The brain develops extremely quickly in the first few years, but not all of this growth is permanent. This rapid brain growth is called:
A.   Cortex multiplication
B.   Pruning
C.   Transient exuberance
D.   Dendrite proliferation
Question #7
Childhood vaccines protect against diseases such as:
A.   Tetanus
B.   Tetanus, Measles and Hepatitis B
C.   Hepatitis B
D.   Measles
Question #8
Babies are at higher risk for SIDS if they:
A.   Sleep on their backs
B.   Sleep on a firm flat surface
C.   Sleep covered with a blanket or quilt
D.   Sleep alone in their own beds
Question #9
The part of the brain which regulates emotions and plans activity is the:
A.   The prefrontal cortex
B.   Synapses
C.   Dendrites
D.   Axons
Question #10
At birth, the human brain has:
A.   Billions of neurons
B.   Trillions of neurons
C.   25 percent of its adult neurons
D.   50 percent of its adult neurons
Question #11
A newborn's brain weight goes from ___ to ___ of an adult's brain weight in the first 2 years.
A.   The same to 50%
B.   25 % to 75%
C.   The same to 75%
D.   50% to 75%
Question #12
Baby teeth begin to appear generally around:
A.   9 months
B.   6 months
C.   2 months
D.   4 months
Question #13
Some infants have bouts of uncontrollable crying, called:
A.   Colic
B.   Reflux
C.   Excessive
D.   Reflexive
Question #14
A life-threatening condition that occurs when infants are vigorously shaken by the shoulders, arms, or legs, is called:
A.   Head-sparing
B.   Transient exuberance
C.   Shaken baby syndrome
D.   Self-righting
Question #15
The part of the brain that is last to mature is the:
A.   Prefrontal cortex
B.   Dendrites
C.   Synapses
D.   Axons
Question #16
Nellie’s toes fan out and curl when her dad strokes the bottom of her foot. Nellie is demonstrating the:
A.   Rooting reflex
B.   Moro reflex
C.   Babinski reflex
D.   Sucking reflex
Question #17
The leading cause of death for children under age 1 is:
A.   Drowning
B.   Suffocation
C.     
D.   Poisoning
E.   Car accidents
Question #18
Many children in the United States suffer from milk anemia which is a condition where milk consumption leads to a lack of:
A.   Muscle
B.   Protein
C.   Fat
D.   Iron
Question #19
_____ is the first breast milk produced during pregnancy and just after birth.
A.   Formula
B.   Antibodies
C.   Immunization
D.   Colostrum

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