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.   4 months
B.   6 months
C.   2 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.     
C.   4 months
D.   6 months
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.   Unusual images over familiar ones
B.   Pastels over black and white
C.   Solids over patterns
D.   Patterns over faces
Question #5
Gross motor skills are:
A.   Small movements
B.   Head motions
C.   Foot 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.   Transient exuberance
B.   Dendrite proliferation
C.   Pruning
D.   Cortex multiplication
Question #7
Childhood vaccines protect against diseases such as:
A.   Tetanus, Measles and Hepatitis B
B.   Measles
C.   Tetanus
D.   Hepatitis B
Question #8
Babies are at higher risk for SIDS if they:
A.   Sleep covered with a blanket or quilt
B.   Sleep on their backs
C.   Sleep on a firm flat surface
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.   50 percent of its adult neurons
B.   Trillions of neurons
C.   25 percent of its adult neurons
D.   Billions of neurons
Question #11
A newborn's brain weight goes from ___ to ___ of an adult's brain weight in the first 2 years.
A.   25 % to 75%
B.   The same to 50%
C.   50% to 75%
D.   The same to 75%
Question #12
Baby teeth begin to appear generally around:
A.   9 months
B.   4 months
C.   2 months
D.   6 months
Question #13
Some infants have bouts of uncontrollable crying, called:
A.   Reflexive
B.   Colic
C.   Excessive
D.   Reflux
Question #14
A life-threatening condition that occurs when infants are vigorously shaken by the shoulders, arms, or legs, is called:
A.   Transient exuberance
B.   Head-sparing
C.   Self-righting
D.   Shaken baby syndrome
Question #15
The part of the brain that is last to mature is the:
A.   Axons
B.   Synapses
C.   Dendrites
D.   Prefrontal cortex
Question #16
Nellie’s toes fan out and curl when her dad strokes the bottom of her foot. Nellie is demonstrating the:
A.   Moro reflex
B.   Rooting reflex
C.   Sucking reflex
D.   Babinski reflex
Question #17
The leading cause of death for children under age 1 is:
A.   Poisoning
B.   Suffocation
C.   Car accidents
D.     
E.   Drowning
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.   Iron
B.   Muscle
C.   Fat
D.   Protein
Question #19
_____ is the first breast milk produced during pregnancy and just after birth.
A.   Antibodies
B.   Colostrum
C.   Immunization
D.   Formula

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