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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE – EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (108)
What age is 'early childhood'? 3-8 years
What is the definition of growth? An increase in a measurable quantity - eg. weight, height
What age is 'adolescence'? 9-18 years
What age is 'middle adulthood'? 46-65 years
What age is 'later adulthood'? 65+
Growth is not constant
Body parts grow at different rates
What are the 4 principles of growth?
Growth rates vary between children
Growth rates tend to be faster in boys than girls
What age is 'early adulthood'? 19-45 years
What age is infancy? 0-2 years
Weight
What are the important dimensions in infant
Length
growth?
Head circumference
What is the definition of development? An increase in type, number and quality of skills or ability - eg. walking
What age do girls start puberty? 11-13 years
What are primary sex characteristics? Refers to changes to organs present since birth - eg. penis, vagina
What are developmental norms? The age or stage most infants tend to reach a milestone
How is development holistic? All areas of development rely on one another
What is a milestone? A key developmental achievement - eg. walking
What are gross motor skills? Skills involving large muscles - eg. legs and arms
What are fine motor skills? Skills involving the smaller muscles - eg. fingers, toes,
At what age do boys start puberty? 13-15 years
What are the different grasp types (fine Palmer grasp and Pincer grasp
motor skills)?
Refers to other visible changes during puberty (changes that don't effect
What are secondary sex characteristics?
reproduction) - eg. growth of body hair
What gland controls the release of Pituitary gland
hormones?
A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity
What is a hormone?
of certain cells or organs
A time of rapid growth were young people reach sexual maturity so they are able to
What is the definition of puberty?
biologically able to reproduce.
What is the definition of adolescence? A stage of rapid change between childhood and adulthood
What does the first period and production Onset of fertility
of sperm show?
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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE – EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (108)
What age is 'early childhood'? 3-8 years
What is the definition of growth? An increase in a measurable quantity - eg. weight, height
What age is 'adolescence'? 9-18 years
What age is 'middle adulthood'? 46-65 years
What age is 'later adulthood'? 65+
Growth is not constant
Body parts grow at different rates
What are the 4 principles of growth?
Growth rates vary between children
Growth rates tend to be faster in boys than girls
What age is 'early adulthood'? 19-45 years
What age is infancy? 0-2 years
Weight
What are the important dimensions in infant
Length
growth?
Head circumference
What is the definition of development? An increase in type, number and quality of skills or ability - eg. walking
What age do girls start puberty? 11-13 years
What are primary sex characteristics? Refers to changes to organs present since birth - eg. penis, vagina
What are developmental norms? The age or stage most infants tend to reach a milestone
How is development holistic? All areas of development rely on one another
What is a milestone? A key developmental achievement - eg. walking
What are gross motor skills? Skills involving large muscles - eg. legs and arms
What are fine motor skills? Skills involving the smaller muscles - eg. fingers, toes,
At what age do boys start puberty? 13-15 years
What are the different grasp types (fine Palmer grasp and Pincer grasp
motor skills)?
Refers to other visible changes during puberty (changes that don't effect
What are secondary sex characteristics?
reproduction) - eg. growth of body hair
What gland controls the release of Pituitary gland
hormones?
A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity
What is a hormone?
of certain cells or organs
A time of rapid growth were young people reach sexual maturity so they are able to
What is the definition of puberty?
biologically able to reproduce.
What is the definition of adolescence? A stage of rapid change between childhood and adulthood
What does the first period and production Onset of fertility
of sperm show?
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