Peds ch25 (Ricci) UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The newborn or neonatal period of infancy is defined as the period from birth until - CORRECT
ANSWER - 28 days of age.
Infancy is defined as the period from birth to 12 months of age. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Growth refers to an increase in physical size. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Development is the sequential process by which infants and children gain various skills and
functions. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Maturation refers to an increase in functionality of various body systems or developmental skills.
- CORRECT ANSWER -
the order in which developmental skills are acquired is consistent. - CORRECT
ANSWER -
A number of screening tools are also used to assess development, such as the Denver II
Developmental Screening Test, Prescreening Developmental Questionnaire (PDQ II), Ages and
Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), Infant-Toddler Checklist (ITC), and Infant Development Inventory
(IDI). - CORRECT ANSWER -
To determine adjusted age, subtract the number of weeks that the infant was premature from the
infant's chronologic age. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The average newborn weighs 3.400 kg (7.5 lb) at birth - CORRECT ANSWER -
,Newborns lose up to 10% of their body weight over the first week of life. - CORRECT
ANSWER -
The average newborn then gains about 30 g per day and regains his or her birth weight by 10 to
14 days of age. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Most infants double their birth weight by 4 months of age and triple their birth weight by the
time they are 1 year old - CORRECT ANSWER -
The average newborn is 50 cm (20 inches) long at birthBy 12 months of age, the infant's length
has increased by 50% - CORRECT ANSWER -
The average head circumference of the full-term newborn is 35 cm (14 inches)
average 10-cm (4-inch) gain from birth to 1 year of age - CORRECT ANSWER -
A normal newborn will ordinarily move through six states of consciousness:
Deep sleep: Sleeping with eyes closed and no movement.
Light sleep: Sleeping with eyes closed; rapid eye movements and irregular movements may be
noticed.
Drowsiness: Eyes may close or be half-lidded; the infant may be dozing.
Quiet alert state: The infant's eyes are wide open and the body is calm.
Active alert state: The infant's eyes are open; body movements occur.
Crying: The infant cries or screams and it is difficult to gain the infant's attention - CORRECT
ANSWER -
By 6 months of age the infant's brain weighs half that of the adult brain. - CORRECT
ANSWER -
, At age 12 months, the brain has grown considerably, weighing 2½ times what it did at birth. -
CORRECT ANSWER -
anterior fontanel remains open until 12 to 18 months of age - CORRECT ANSWER -
Primitive reflexes are subcortical and involve a whole-body response - CORRECT
ANSWER -
primitive reflexes present at birth include Moro, root, suck, asymmetric tonic neck, plantar and
palmar grasp, step, and Babinski - CORRECT ANSWER -
Babinski, which disappears around 1 year of age, - CORRECT ANSWER -
Protective reflexes (also termed postural responses or reflexes) are gross motor responses related
to maintenance of equilibrium. These responses are prerequisites for appropriate motor
development and remain throughout life once they are established. The protective reflexes
include the righting and parachute reactions - CORRECT ANSWER -
The respiratory rate slows from an average of 30 to 60 breaths in the newborn to about 20 to 30
in the 12-month-old. - CORRECT ANSWER -
In comparison with the adult, in the infant:
The nasal passages are narrower.
The trachea and chest wall are more compliant.
The bronchi and bronchioles are shorter and narrower.
The larynx is more funnel shaped.
The tongue is larger.
There are significantly fewer alveoli. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The newborn or neonatal period of infancy is defined as the period from birth until - CORRECT
ANSWER - 28 days of age.
Infancy is defined as the period from birth to 12 months of age. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Growth refers to an increase in physical size. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Development is the sequential process by which infants and children gain various skills and
functions. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Maturation refers to an increase in functionality of various body systems or developmental skills.
- CORRECT ANSWER -
the order in which developmental skills are acquired is consistent. - CORRECT
ANSWER -
A number of screening tools are also used to assess development, such as the Denver II
Developmental Screening Test, Prescreening Developmental Questionnaire (PDQ II), Ages and
Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), Infant-Toddler Checklist (ITC), and Infant Development Inventory
(IDI). - CORRECT ANSWER -
To determine adjusted age, subtract the number of weeks that the infant was premature from the
infant's chronologic age. - CORRECT ANSWER -
The average newborn weighs 3.400 kg (7.5 lb) at birth - CORRECT ANSWER -
,Newborns lose up to 10% of their body weight over the first week of life. - CORRECT
ANSWER -
The average newborn then gains about 30 g per day and regains his or her birth weight by 10 to
14 days of age. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Most infants double their birth weight by 4 months of age and triple their birth weight by the
time they are 1 year old - CORRECT ANSWER -
The average newborn is 50 cm (20 inches) long at birthBy 12 months of age, the infant's length
has increased by 50% - CORRECT ANSWER -
The average head circumference of the full-term newborn is 35 cm (14 inches)
average 10-cm (4-inch) gain from birth to 1 year of age - CORRECT ANSWER -
A normal newborn will ordinarily move through six states of consciousness:
Deep sleep: Sleeping with eyes closed and no movement.
Light sleep: Sleeping with eyes closed; rapid eye movements and irregular movements may be
noticed.
Drowsiness: Eyes may close or be half-lidded; the infant may be dozing.
Quiet alert state: The infant's eyes are wide open and the body is calm.
Active alert state: The infant's eyes are open; body movements occur.
Crying: The infant cries or screams and it is difficult to gain the infant's attention - CORRECT
ANSWER -
By 6 months of age the infant's brain weighs half that of the adult brain. - CORRECT
ANSWER -
, At age 12 months, the brain has grown considerably, weighing 2½ times what it did at birth. -
CORRECT ANSWER -
anterior fontanel remains open until 12 to 18 months of age - CORRECT ANSWER -
Primitive reflexes are subcortical and involve a whole-body response - CORRECT
ANSWER -
primitive reflexes present at birth include Moro, root, suck, asymmetric tonic neck, plantar and
palmar grasp, step, and Babinski - CORRECT ANSWER -
Babinski, which disappears around 1 year of age, - CORRECT ANSWER -
Protective reflexes (also termed postural responses or reflexes) are gross motor responses related
to maintenance of equilibrium. These responses are prerequisites for appropriate motor
development and remain throughout life once they are established. The protective reflexes
include the righting and parachute reactions - CORRECT ANSWER -
The respiratory rate slows from an average of 30 to 60 breaths in the newborn to about 20 to 30
in the 12-month-old. - CORRECT ANSWER -
In comparison with the adult, in the infant:
The nasal passages are narrower.
The trachea and chest wall are more compliant.
The bronchi and bronchioles are shorter and narrower.
The larynx is more funnel shaped.
The tongue is larger.
There are significantly fewer alveoli. - CORRECT ANSWER -
