Fundamentals of Growth and Development Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+
Growth - Answers The progressive development of a living being or part of an organism from its earliest
stage to maturity, including the attendant increases in size
Do all parts of the body grow at the same rate? - Answers No, they don't stop growing at the same time
either
Does the body retain the same proportions throughout growth? - Answers No, and the relative weight of
given tissues and organs do not remain constant.
The brain at birth is about ____%of its adult weight. - Answers 24%
The neonatal body is only about __% of its adult weight. - Answers 6%
At what age has the brain reached 90% of its adult weight and the body reached 25% of its adult weight?
- Answers 5 years old
The reproductive organs remain in less than ___% of their final wait until the onset puberty - Answers
10%
What are the stages of postnatal growth? - Answers 1. Neonatal period
2. Infancy
3. Childhood.
4. Adolescence.
5. Adulthood.
Neonatal Period - Answers From birth to the end of four weeks
Infancy - Answers From the end of four weeks of the neonatal period until two years of age. Infancy is
characterized by tremendous growth increased coordination and mental development
Childhood - Answers The period of growth and development extending from infancy to adolescence, at
which time puberty begins. Childhood years are a period of relatively steady growth until
preadolescence when there is a growth spurt
Adolescence - Answers The period of growth and development between childhood and adult hood. It
begins around the age of nine and girls and the age of 11 and the boys and ends at approximately 17 to
18 years of age.
Adult hood - Answers The period of life beyond adolescents and adults has reached maximum physical
stature as determined by genetics nutritional and environmental factors
, Distance curve - Answers Measurements taken at intervals are plotted against time to produce a graph
of progress
Velocity curve - Answers Increments in growth are plotted against time to show the variation in the rate
of growth the time
Longitudinal data - Answers Growth curve is derived from a single individual or firm repeated
measurements on the same group of individuals over a period of many years
Cross-sectional data - Answers Measurements are made of several children in each age group, and these
are then combined to form a cross-sectional picture of the biggest age groups in the community at the
time of the investigation
What is the important difference between boys and girls from birth to maturity? - Answers The rate of
maturity.
Girls mature faster than boys.
Half way through the fetal period, the skeleton of girls is already ______ weeks more advanced than the
boys' skeleton - Answers 3 weeks
At birth, there is a ___ to ____ week difference in maturity between boys and girls - Answers 4 weeks to
6 weeks
At puberty there's a difference of _____ years between boys and girls - Answers 2 years
Which gender has their growth spurt earlier? Girls/Boys? At what age? - Answers Girls have their growth
spurt earlier, at age 9-10. As a result ,girls tend to be taller and heavier than boys at this age.
At what age do girls and boys get back to being about the same height and weight? - Answers Age 14
What is the average age of the onset of growth acceleration in boys in North America? - Answers 11
years +/- 1.5 years
What is the average age of the onset of growth acceleration in girls in North America? - Answers 9 years
+/- 1 year
The growth take off age highly correlates to the ____ - Answers pubertal stage
What is the peak height velocity of boys? Approximately how much do they add to their height? -
Answers 13.5 years, add 20cm
What is the peak height velocity of girlss? Approximately how much do they add to their height? -
Answers 11.5 years, add 16cm
The peak height velocity is highest in ________-__________ children and lowest in ______-________
children - Answers early-maturing children
Growth - Answers The progressive development of a living being or part of an organism from its earliest
stage to maturity, including the attendant increases in size
Do all parts of the body grow at the same rate? - Answers No, they don't stop growing at the same time
either
Does the body retain the same proportions throughout growth? - Answers No, and the relative weight of
given tissues and organs do not remain constant.
The brain at birth is about ____%of its adult weight. - Answers 24%
The neonatal body is only about __% of its adult weight. - Answers 6%
At what age has the brain reached 90% of its adult weight and the body reached 25% of its adult weight?
- Answers 5 years old
The reproductive organs remain in less than ___% of their final wait until the onset puberty - Answers
10%
What are the stages of postnatal growth? - Answers 1. Neonatal period
2. Infancy
3. Childhood.
4. Adolescence.
5. Adulthood.
Neonatal Period - Answers From birth to the end of four weeks
Infancy - Answers From the end of four weeks of the neonatal period until two years of age. Infancy is
characterized by tremendous growth increased coordination and mental development
Childhood - Answers The period of growth and development extending from infancy to adolescence, at
which time puberty begins. Childhood years are a period of relatively steady growth until
preadolescence when there is a growth spurt
Adolescence - Answers The period of growth and development between childhood and adult hood. It
begins around the age of nine and girls and the age of 11 and the boys and ends at approximately 17 to
18 years of age.
Adult hood - Answers The period of life beyond adolescents and adults has reached maximum physical
stature as determined by genetics nutritional and environmental factors
, Distance curve - Answers Measurements taken at intervals are plotted against time to produce a graph
of progress
Velocity curve - Answers Increments in growth are plotted against time to show the variation in the rate
of growth the time
Longitudinal data - Answers Growth curve is derived from a single individual or firm repeated
measurements on the same group of individuals over a period of many years
Cross-sectional data - Answers Measurements are made of several children in each age group, and these
are then combined to form a cross-sectional picture of the biggest age groups in the community at the
time of the investigation
What is the important difference between boys and girls from birth to maturity? - Answers The rate of
maturity.
Girls mature faster than boys.
Half way through the fetal period, the skeleton of girls is already ______ weeks more advanced than the
boys' skeleton - Answers 3 weeks
At birth, there is a ___ to ____ week difference in maturity between boys and girls - Answers 4 weeks to
6 weeks
At puberty there's a difference of _____ years between boys and girls - Answers 2 years
Which gender has their growth spurt earlier? Girls/Boys? At what age? - Answers Girls have their growth
spurt earlier, at age 9-10. As a result ,girls tend to be taller and heavier than boys at this age.
At what age do girls and boys get back to being about the same height and weight? - Answers Age 14
What is the average age of the onset of growth acceleration in boys in North America? - Answers 11
years +/- 1.5 years
What is the average age of the onset of growth acceleration in girls in North America? - Answers 9 years
+/- 1 year
The growth take off age highly correlates to the ____ - Answers pubertal stage
What is the peak height velocity of boys? Approximately how much do they add to their height? -
Answers 13.5 years, add 20cm
What is the peak height velocity of girlss? Approximately how much do they add to their height? -
Answers 11.5 years, add 16cm
The peak height velocity is highest in ________-__________ children and lowest in ______-________
children - Answers early-maturing children
