ATI PEDIATRICS EXAM 60 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS 2024-2025 LATEST
GRADED A+
The head-to-tail direction of growth is referred to as
a. cephalocaudal.
b. proximodistal.
c. mass to specific.
d. sequential - answer-a. cephalocaudal.
Which term refers to those times in an individual's life when he or she is more susceptible to positive or
negative influences?
a. Sensitive period
b. Sequential period
c. Terminal points
d. Differentiation points - answer-a. Sensitive period
An infant who weighs 7 lbs at birth would be expected to weigh how many pounds at age 1 year? a.
14 lbs
b. 16 lbs
c. 18 lbs
d. 21 lbs - answer-d. 21 lbs
By what age does birth length usually double?
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 6 years - answer-c. 4 years
How does the onset of the pubertal growth spurt compare in girls and boys? a.
It occurs earlier in boys.
, b. It occurs earlier in girls.
c. It is about the same in both boys and girls.
d. In both boys and girls it depends on their growth in infancy. - answer-b. It occurs earlier in girls.
A 13-year-old girl asks the nurse how much taller she will become. She has been growing about 2 inches
per year but grew 4 inches this past year. Menarche recently occurred. The nurse should base her
response on knowing that
a. growth cannot be predicted. b. the pubertal growth spurt lasts about 1 year.
c. mature height is achieved when menarche occurs.
d. approximately 95% of mature height is achieved when menarche occurs. - answer-d. approximately
95% of mature height is achieved when menarche occurs
A child's skeletal age is best determined by
a. assessment of dentition.
b. assessment of height over time.
c. facial bone development.
d. radiographs of the hand and wrist. - answer-d. radiographs of the hand and wrist.
Trauma to which site can result in a growth problem for children's long bones? a.
Matrix
b. Connective tissue
c. Calcified cartilage
d. Epiphyseal cartilage plate - answer-d. Epiphyseal cartilage plate
Lymphoid tissues in children such as lymph nodes are
a. adult size by age 1 year.
b. adult size by age 13 years.
c. half their adult size by age 5 years.
d. twice their adult size by age 10 to 12 years. - answer-d. twice their adult size by age 10 to 12 years.
GRADED A+
The head-to-tail direction of growth is referred to as
a. cephalocaudal.
b. proximodistal.
c. mass to specific.
d. sequential - answer-a. cephalocaudal.
Which term refers to those times in an individual's life when he or she is more susceptible to positive or
negative influences?
a. Sensitive period
b. Sequential period
c. Terminal points
d. Differentiation points - answer-a. Sensitive period
An infant who weighs 7 lbs at birth would be expected to weigh how many pounds at age 1 year? a.
14 lbs
b. 16 lbs
c. 18 lbs
d. 21 lbs - answer-d. 21 lbs
By what age does birth length usually double?
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 6 years - answer-c. 4 years
How does the onset of the pubertal growth spurt compare in girls and boys? a.
It occurs earlier in boys.
, b. It occurs earlier in girls.
c. It is about the same in both boys and girls.
d. In both boys and girls it depends on their growth in infancy. - answer-b. It occurs earlier in girls.
A 13-year-old girl asks the nurse how much taller she will become. She has been growing about 2 inches
per year but grew 4 inches this past year. Menarche recently occurred. The nurse should base her
response on knowing that
a. growth cannot be predicted. b. the pubertal growth spurt lasts about 1 year.
c. mature height is achieved when menarche occurs.
d. approximately 95% of mature height is achieved when menarche occurs. - answer-d. approximately
95% of mature height is achieved when menarche occurs
A child's skeletal age is best determined by
a. assessment of dentition.
b. assessment of height over time.
c. facial bone development.
d. radiographs of the hand and wrist. - answer-d. radiographs of the hand and wrist.
Trauma to which site can result in a growth problem for children's long bones? a.
Matrix
b. Connective tissue
c. Calcified cartilage
d. Epiphyseal cartilage plate - answer-d. Epiphyseal cartilage plate
Lymphoid tissues in children such as lymph nodes are
a. adult size by age 1 year.
b. adult size by age 13 years.
c. half their adult size by age 5 years.
d. twice their adult size by age 10 to 12 years. - answer-d. twice their adult size by age 10 to 12 years.
