CHILD DEVELOPMENT QUIZ 6 (DARRELL MEECE) | LATEST
2025/2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT!!
Which term refers to the pattern of human growth in which size, weight, and feature
differentiation gradually work from top to bottom? - (Correct Answer) - cephalocaudal
This term refers to the human pattern of growth in which growth starts at the center of body and
moves towards extremities is - (Correct Answer) - proximodistal
The average North American newborn - (Correct Answer) - - weighs about 7 1/2 pounds
- is about 20 inches long
- averages about 1 inch of growth per month in the first year
- all of these (THIS ONE!!)
The average two-year-old - (Correct Answer) - - The average two-year-old
- ranges form 32-35 inches tall
- reaches 1/2 of their adult height
- all of these (THIS ONE!!!)
Growth centers in the bones are called - (Correct Answer) - epiphysis
In the early childhood / preschool years, - (Correct Answer) - the pace of growth slows down
Factors associated with being taller than average during early childhood include - (Correct
Answer) - - good nutrition
- African or European ancestry
- mother does not smoke
- all of these (THIS ONE!!)
Which of these branch out from neurons to connect to other neurons to receive signals - (Correct
Answer) - dendrites
2025/2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT!!
Which term refers to the pattern of human growth in which size, weight, and feature
differentiation gradually work from top to bottom? - (Correct Answer) - cephalocaudal
This term refers to the human pattern of growth in which growth starts at the center of body and
moves towards extremities is - (Correct Answer) - proximodistal
The average North American newborn - (Correct Answer) - - weighs about 7 1/2 pounds
- is about 20 inches long
- averages about 1 inch of growth per month in the first year
- all of these (THIS ONE!!)
The average two-year-old - (Correct Answer) - - The average two-year-old
- ranges form 32-35 inches tall
- reaches 1/2 of their adult height
- all of these (THIS ONE!!!)
Growth centers in the bones are called - (Correct Answer) - epiphysis
In the early childhood / preschool years, - (Correct Answer) - the pace of growth slows down
Factors associated with being taller than average during early childhood include - (Correct
Answer) - - good nutrition
- African or European ancestry
- mother does not smoke
- all of these (THIS ONE!!)
Which of these branch out from neurons to connect to other neurons to receive signals - (Correct
Answer) - dendrites
