Growth Terms 1
The ability to see objects as three-dimensional.
What is depth perception?
Abilities that depend on the use and control of muscles.
What are motor skills?
The weight an infant gains per month during its first six months.
What is 1 to 2 pounds?
When babies can typically respond to sounds.
What is in utero (before birth)?
Increases in size over time.
What is growth?
The position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.
What is posture?
The typical age an infant's first teeth begin to appear.
What is 6 to 7 months?
The amount of time by which an infant can distinguish the smell of their mother from other people.
What is 10 days?
The acquisition of skills over time.
What is development?
The first set of teeth that a baby gets, which usually start to appear at about six or seven months of age.
What are primary teeth?
The average length an infant grows during its first year.
What is 10 inches?
Three parts of an infant's body that need to grow in order to develop speech.
What are throat muscles, tongue, lips, teeth, and vocal cords (folds)?
Refers to the size relationship of different parts of the body.
What is proportion?
Patches of rough, irritated skin in the diaper area.
What is diaper rash?
The age at which infants typically begin crawling.
What is nine or ten months?
The distance a typical infant can focus by the end of their first week.
What is 7 to 10 inches?
A skin condition of infants in which the scalp develops patches of yellowish, crusty scales.
What is cradle cap?
The age at which infants are typically able to pick up small objects using their thumb and forefinger.
What is 11 to 12 months?
The three basic patterns of physical development.
What are head to foot, near to far, and simple to complex?