Physical Development - Infants

Occurring automatically and involuntarily as a result of the nervous system's reaction to a stimulus

• reflexes 
• gross motor skills
• fine motor skills
• development

Crawling is an example of 

• small motor skills
• large motor skills
• reflexes 
• rooting

To take hold of somebody or something firmly, especially with the hand

• Startle Reflex
• Babinski 
• Grasping
• Rooting

grasping is an example of what type of motor skill?

• large 
• small

A reflex when touched on the cheek, the infant turns the head looking for food

• rooting
• Babinski
• sucking
• grasping

Babies develop control of the head and neck muscles first, control of muscles move down baby to end with legs and feet

• near to far
• simple to complex
• head to foot

Development begins at the trunk of the body and moves outward to hands and fingers

• head to foot
• near to far
• simple to complex

Large muscle development takes place first leading to more fine muscle and complex abilities later

• near to far
• simple to complex
• head to foot

The period between birth and one year

• physical development 
• social development
• infancy
• toddler

Which illustrates the early pattern of physical development near to far?

• An infant can crawl across the floor for a toy.
• An infant can lift his head before he sits up.