Infant Development
Babies are born with about this many bones, which is more than adults’ 206.
About 300, since many fuse together as they grow
Kids usually have this many baby teeth
About 20
This is the recommended minimum time to scrub your hands with soap.
20 seconds
A pediatrician specializes in caring for this group
Children, from infants through adolescents
This is UCF’s mascot
Knightro
These “soft spots” on a baby’s skull allow the head to grow and pass through the birth canal
Fontanelles
The smallest bone in the human body, found in the ear.
The stapes
Vaccines train this body system to recognize and fight germs
The immune system
This professional uses play and education to help kids cope with being in the hospital.
A child life specialist
UCF’s dance marathon to raise money for children’s hospitals
Babies should be placed in this position to sleep to lower the risk of SIDS
On their back
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where oxygen enters the blood.
Alveoli
Pediatric experts recommend sunscreen with at least this SPF
SPF 30
This type of doctor cares for sick or premature newborns in the NICU.
A neonatologist
The Orlando children’s hospital named after this legendary golfer.
Arnold Palmer
Newborn screening tests usually take a few drops of blood from this body part.
The heel
This butterfly-shaped gland in the neck helps regulate metabolism
The thyroid
A fever in a child is generally defined as a temperature of this or higher
100.4°F, or 38°C
This subspecialist treats leukemia, the most common childhood cancer.
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist
September is awareness month for this group of childhood illnesses, symbolized by a gold ribbon.
Childhood Cancer
Exclusively breastfed infants are typically given this vitamin supplement to help prevent rickets.
Vitamin D
This fetal structure shunts blood between the atria, bypassing the lungs, and normally closes after birth
Foramen Ovale
The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps, and this third disease.
Rubella
René Laennec invented this tool in 1816 to listen to the heart and lungs.
The stethoscope
In Florida, this is the leading cause of unintentional injury death for children ages 1 to 4.
Drowning