HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE UNIT 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE A+

Growth - ANS-An increase in some measured quantity, such as height or weight. Development - ANS-Complex changes including an increase in skills, abilities and capabilities. Adolescence - ANS-An important status change following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult. Puberty - ANS-A period of rapid growth during which young people reach sexual maturity, and become biologically able to reproduce and secondary sexual characteristics develop. Hormones - ANS-Chemical substances produced in the body and transported in the blood stream that control or regulate body cells or body organs. Development norms - ANS-A description of an average set of expectations with respect to a young child's development. For example by the age of 12 months a child has the ability to stand alone. Milestone - ANS-An ability achieved by most children by a certain age. It can involve physical, social, emotional, cognitive and communication skills. Gross motor skills - ANS-Large movements that involve using the large muscles o the body which are required for mobility, for example rolling over. Fine motor skills - ANS-...