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What are the life stages and age ranges?

Infancy 0-2
Early childhood 3-8
Adolescence 9-18
Early adulthood 19-45
Middle adulthood 46-65
late adulthood 65+

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What is Growth?

Growth is physical change where there is an increase height and weight which is measurable.

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What are the principles of growth?

Measurement of height and weight
as height increase weight also increase
Growth is continuous not smooth

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What 3 areas of growth do we measure and monitor?

Height
weight
Head circumfrence

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What is a growth chart?

Growth chart is used health provider to follow a child's over ttime.

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Why do we monitor growth?

To check the growth of the child size, if he overweight or delayed his growth. also to make sure if he need extra help.

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What is development?

Development is the acquisition of skills and abilities and they happen in a orderly sequence.

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What are the principles of development

Head to toe, lift head, sit walk.
Inside to outside like control movement in their body, followed by arms and legs to the small muscles of the fingers.

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What are milestones?

Developmental milestones are behaviors or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and develop. Rolling over, crawling, walking, and talking are all considered milestones

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What is gross motor skill?

Gross motor skills are large movement that involve using the large muscle of the body.

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In order, list the gross motor milestones in infancy

Lifting head
rolling
sitting
crawling
standing
crossing
walking

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What gross motor skill develop in early childhood?

legs
arms
neck

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What activities promote gross motor development in infancy

run forwards and backwards
riding a bike
Climbing

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What is fine motor skill?

Fine motor skills are smaller movement that require more precise direction and use smaller muscles.

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What are the 3 parts of fine motor development?

Hands
fingers
toes

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Explain the stages of fine motor skill development for Newborn, 18 months, 3 years and 5 years

grasping a finger or rattle, development of palmar grip to hold a crayon, development of tripod grip so they can hold a knife and folk and button shirt, can manipulate and construct blocks using hand eye coordination)

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What is the difference between primary and secondary sexual characteristics?

Primary sexual characteristics present at birth and develop during puberty.
Secondary sexual characteristics is sexual characteristics that develop during puberty.

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List the changes that occur during puberty in a female that i. primary changes ii. Secondary

Female.
the uterus enlarges and the vagina lengthens. the ovaries begin to release eggs.
the menstrual cycle commences
Male.
Enlargement of penis and testes.
the testicles to begin produce sperm cell at the beginning of ejaculations.

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List the changes that occur during puberty in a male that i. are primary changes ii. Are Secondary changes

Female.
breasts develop the areola .
Hair grows in armpits and public area.
redistribution of body.
Male.
changes in larynx cause voice to happen.
hair grows in public area around facial hair.
redistribution muscle.

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What hormones are responsible for the changes that occur in puberty for i. a male ii. A female

male.
testosterone
Female.
oestrogen
progesterone

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Explain the role of hormones in sexual development for i. male ii. Female

Puberty

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