HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGHOUT THE
LIFE SPAN ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
PACKAGE
●● Influences on Growth & Develp
Answer: genes, nutrition, physical-sociocultural environ
●● Overall appearance of school age kids
Answer: *slimmer
*legs longer compared to body
●● Respiratory System School Age
Answer: *thoracic primary breathing muscles now (not diaphragm)
*resp rate slows to 14-24/min
●● Circulatory System School Age
Answer: *heart grows slowly
*rate slows to 60-160
*bp lower than adults at 95-105 systolic, 57-71 diastolic
,●● Gastrointestinal System School Age
Answer: *increased stomach capacity so less needs for snacks
*decreased caloric need
●● Urinary System School Age
Answer: *bladder capacity increase
●● Immune System School Age
Answer: *better antibody antigen response
●● Endocrine System School Age
Answer: *reproductive functions not matured but rest of system reaching
maturity
●● hypertension
Answer: *elevated bp
*often begins in childhood
*AAP says check bp checked starting at 3yrs
*black and Mex/Am earlier onset and end stage organ damage
*closely monitor black, Mex/Am, family history
●● Physical Growth School Age
, Answer: *2 in height/yr
*4-7 lbs/yr
*gender growth same before puberty
*genes (take family history into consideration)
*girls link to mother in age of menarch start
*age of menarch earlier than in past
●● Gender G&D Differences
Answer: Girls: right before puberty grow earlier/more rapidly, end
puberty sooner, more fat, adiposity (overweight) link to puberty early
onset, puberty at 10yrs
Boys: enter puberty later and end later, less fat, adiposity opposite link
as it delays puberty, puberty at 12 yrs
●● Ethnic G&D Differences
Answer: Black: larger, longer/denser bones, slimmer hips, more muscle,
less fat, mature earlier
Asian: smaller
Mexican/Am: mature earlier
LIFE SPAN ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
PACKAGE
●● Influences on Growth & Develp
Answer: genes, nutrition, physical-sociocultural environ
●● Overall appearance of school age kids
Answer: *slimmer
*legs longer compared to body
●● Respiratory System School Age
Answer: *thoracic primary breathing muscles now (not diaphragm)
*resp rate slows to 14-24/min
●● Circulatory System School Age
Answer: *heart grows slowly
*rate slows to 60-160
*bp lower than adults at 95-105 systolic, 57-71 diastolic
,●● Gastrointestinal System School Age
Answer: *increased stomach capacity so less needs for snacks
*decreased caloric need
●● Urinary System School Age
Answer: *bladder capacity increase
●● Immune System School Age
Answer: *better antibody antigen response
●● Endocrine System School Age
Answer: *reproductive functions not matured but rest of system reaching
maturity
●● hypertension
Answer: *elevated bp
*often begins in childhood
*AAP says check bp checked starting at 3yrs
*black and Mex/Am earlier onset and end stage organ damage
*closely monitor black, Mex/Am, family history
●● Physical Growth School Age
, Answer: *2 in height/yr
*4-7 lbs/yr
*gender growth same before puberty
*genes (take family history into consideration)
*girls link to mother in age of menarch start
*age of menarch earlier than in past
●● Gender G&D Differences
Answer: Girls: right before puberty grow earlier/more rapidly, end
puberty sooner, more fat, adiposity (overweight) link to puberty early
onset, puberty at 10yrs
Boys: enter puberty later and end later, less fat, adiposity opposite link
as it delays puberty, puberty at 12 yrs
●● Ethnic G&D Differences
Answer: Black: larger, longer/denser bones, slimmer hips, more muscle,
less fat, mature earlier
Asian: smaller
Mexican/Am: mature earlier
