Physical Growth
What are the four lobes of the brain?
Frontal, parietal, occipital & temporal
(page 72)
What does SUID stand for?
Bonus 100 Points: Name the three commonly reported SUID.
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths
Bonus: SIDS, Unknown Causes, & Accidental Suffocation
(pg 74)
Define fine motor skills
Bonus 100 points: provide examples
focus on the muscles in our fingers, toes, and eyes, and enable coordination of small actions
Ex: grasping toys, using a spoon)
(pg 78)
Fill in the blank:
___ is one of the most poorly developed senses at birth.
Vision
(pg 79)
When do mothers commonly stop breastfeeding in the United States?
at about 6-8 weeks
(pg 82)
Define dendrites
Branching extensions that collect information from other neurons
(page 72)
What is the preferred sleeping position for infants?
Sleeping on their backs
(pg 75)
What is the difference between the palmer grasp and the pincer grasp?
Palmer's grasp involves the use of the fingers and palm, but no thumbs. The pincer grasp is the use of the forefinger and thumb.
(pg 78)
What month does hearing develop during prenatal development?
7 months
True or False
Breastfeeding promotes bonding and healthy emotional development for infants when compared to bottle feeding.
False
Breastfed and bottle-fed infants adjust equally
(pg 83)
Fill In The Blank:
Infants lose about _____ % of their body weight as they eliminate waste and get used to feeding
5%
(Page 71)
Fill in the blank:
Co-sleeping is supported in other cultures due to their _____ perspective that encourages an interdependent relationship.
collectivist perspective
(page 76)
What is developed first: gross or fine motor skills?
Gross motor skills
(pg 79)
The vision is not smooth, "step-like jerky movement". This means their vision lags behind the object. They can not anticipate the trajectory of the object.
(pg 80)
Fill in the blank:
Babies who are ____ are much less at risk of malnutrition.
Breastfed
(pg 84)
At birth, the head makes up what percent of the body's length?
25%
(page 71)
Fill in the blank:
Infants who sleep in bed with their parents are ____ times more likely to die from SIDS
5x more likely
(pg 76)
Why do infants surprisingly move backward when trying to crawl?
Because of the greater amount of strength in the arms than the legs.
(pg 79)
increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, decreased oxygen in the blood, and a surge of hormones
(pg 81)
What are the long-term effects of malnutrition?
lower IQ, poor attention, and behavioral issues
(pg 84)
True or False
In most adults, the left hemisphere is more active than the right for language development.
True
(page 74)
What percentage of time does the average newborn spend in the REM phase?
Close to 50% of sleep time
(pg 74)
What are the two principles that development occurs?
Cephalocaudal (from head to tail) and Proximodistal (from the midline outward) principles.
(pg 78)
What has been used to evaluate an infant's development of perceptual and memory skills?
habituation procedure
(pg 81)
What is the first breast milk produced during pregnancy and just after birth?
colostrum
(pg 82)