HS 2700 Quiz Infant and Toddler || QUESTIONS WITH
ALL PASSED ANSWERS!!
Physical changes in the first year correct answers Infants grow 25-30cm and triple their body
weight
The brain at two years old correct answers Two year olds have proportionally larger heads as
they need to hold their nearly full-sized brain
Synaptogenesis (creation of synapses) correct answers Is followed by a period of synaptic
pruning to make the nervous system more efficient
Neuroplasticity correct answers The brain's ability to reorganize neural pathways and
connections
Mylenization correct answers Myelin gradually covers individual axons and electrically
insulates them from one another- improving conductivity
Adaptive reflexes correct answers -Some persist throughout life
-Sucking helps newborns survive
Primitive reflexes correct answers -Disappear by about 6 months of age
-Controlled by primitive parts of the brain
Rooting correct answers A touch on the cheek will cause an infant to turn toward the touch
and open mouth
-Disappears by about 3 months
-Helps infants start eating
Babinski correct answers Stroking the sole of the foot causes infants toes to fan out and up
-Disappears by about 12 months
-Checking for abnormal development/reflexes
Moro correct answers Sudden noise or loss of support causes the infant to arch the back and
legs out and then bring them back in
-Disappears after 4-5 months
-Hypothesized that it is to help the baby cling to the mother
Consciousness correct answers Patterns of sleep/wakefulness stabilize with age
-Neonates sleep 80% of the time
-By 8 weeks, babies begin to sleep throughout the night
-By 6 months, babies are sleeping about 14 hours a day
-Babies DONT sleep
Basic cry signals hunger correct answers rhythmic pattern
Anger cry correct answers louder and more intense
Pain cry correct answers very abrupt onset
, What can prompt attention to crying in the first three months lead to? correct answers Less
crying later
-Promotes trust/attachment so the child knows they are secure
Motor development at 1 Month correct answers Locomotor- Stepping reflex (one space to
another)
Non-locomotor- Lifts head slightly and follows objects with eyes (stays in one place rotates
around an axis)
Manipulative- holds object if placed in hand
Motor development 2-3 months correct answers Non-locomotor- Lifts head up to 90 degrees
when lying on stomach
Manipulative- begins to swipe ay objects in sight
Motor development 4-6 months correct answers Locomotor - rolls over, sits with support,
moves on hands and knees (creeps)
Non-locomotor - holds head erect while in sitting position
Manipulative - reaches for and grasps objects
Motor development 7-9 months correct answers Locomotor: sits without support, crawls
Manipulative: transfer objects from one hand to the other
Motor development 10-12 months correct answers - locomotor - pulls self up and walks
grasping furniture then walks alone
- non-locomotor- squats and stoops, plays patty cake
- manipulative - shows some signs of hand preference, grasps a spoon but has poor aim when
moving to mouth
Motor development 13-18 months correct answers Locomotor- walks backwards, sideways
and runs
Non-locomotor- rolls ball, claps
Manipulative- stacks two blocks and puts objects into small container and dumps them out
Motor development 19-24 months correct answers locomotor - walks up and down stairs (two
feet per step)
non-locomotor - jumps with both feet off ground
manipulative - uses spoon to feed self, stacks 4-10 blocks
Universal Motor development correct answers Virtually all children follow the same
sequence of motor development- developmentally delayed children just follow at a slower
pace
Girls- Motor skills correct answers Ahead in motor skills in infancy and specifically
manipulative
Boys- motor skills correct answers Have more developmental delays typically, more active
Breast-feeding correct answers -Breastmilk is the best form of infant nutrition
-Should be done for the first 4-6 months with WHO recommending until 2 years of age
ALL PASSED ANSWERS!!
Physical changes in the first year correct answers Infants grow 25-30cm and triple their body
weight
The brain at two years old correct answers Two year olds have proportionally larger heads as
they need to hold their nearly full-sized brain
Synaptogenesis (creation of synapses) correct answers Is followed by a period of synaptic
pruning to make the nervous system more efficient
Neuroplasticity correct answers The brain's ability to reorganize neural pathways and
connections
Mylenization correct answers Myelin gradually covers individual axons and electrically
insulates them from one another- improving conductivity
Adaptive reflexes correct answers -Some persist throughout life
-Sucking helps newborns survive
Primitive reflexes correct answers -Disappear by about 6 months of age
-Controlled by primitive parts of the brain
Rooting correct answers A touch on the cheek will cause an infant to turn toward the touch
and open mouth
-Disappears by about 3 months
-Helps infants start eating
Babinski correct answers Stroking the sole of the foot causes infants toes to fan out and up
-Disappears by about 12 months
-Checking for abnormal development/reflexes
Moro correct answers Sudden noise or loss of support causes the infant to arch the back and
legs out and then bring them back in
-Disappears after 4-5 months
-Hypothesized that it is to help the baby cling to the mother
Consciousness correct answers Patterns of sleep/wakefulness stabilize with age
-Neonates sleep 80% of the time
-By 8 weeks, babies begin to sleep throughout the night
-By 6 months, babies are sleeping about 14 hours a day
-Babies DONT sleep
Basic cry signals hunger correct answers rhythmic pattern
Anger cry correct answers louder and more intense
Pain cry correct answers very abrupt onset
, What can prompt attention to crying in the first three months lead to? correct answers Less
crying later
-Promotes trust/attachment so the child knows they are secure
Motor development at 1 Month correct answers Locomotor- Stepping reflex (one space to
another)
Non-locomotor- Lifts head slightly and follows objects with eyes (stays in one place rotates
around an axis)
Manipulative- holds object if placed in hand
Motor development 2-3 months correct answers Non-locomotor- Lifts head up to 90 degrees
when lying on stomach
Manipulative- begins to swipe ay objects in sight
Motor development 4-6 months correct answers Locomotor - rolls over, sits with support,
moves on hands and knees (creeps)
Non-locomotor - holds head erect while in sitting position
Manipulative - reaches for and grasps objects
Motor development 7-9 months correct answers Locomotor: sits without support, crawls
Manipulative: transfer objects from one hand to the other
Motor development 10-12 months correct answers - locomotor - pulls self up and walks
grasping furniture then walks alone
- non-locomotor- squats and stoops, plays patty cake
- manipulative - shows some signs of hand preference, grasps a spoon but has poor aim when
moving to mouth
Motor development 13-18 months correct answers Locomotor- walks backwards, sideways
and runs
Non-locomotor- rolls ball, claps
Manipulative- stacks two blocks and puts objects into small container and dumps them out
Motor development 19-24 months correct answers locomotor - walks up and down stairs (two
feet per step)
non-locomotor - jumps with both feet off ground
manipulative - uses spoon to feed self, stacks 4-10 blocks
Universal Motor development correct answers Virtually all children follow the same
sequence of motor development- developmentally delayed children just follow at a slower
pace
Girls- Motor skills correct answers Ahead in motor skills in infancy and specifically
manipulative
Boys- motor skills correct answers Have more developmental delays typically, more active
Breast-feeding correct answers -Breastmilk is the best form of infant nutrition
-Should be done for the first 4-6 months with WHO recommending until 2 years of age
