EMR- Chapter 6 Life Span Development

A child who is 6 months old is referred as an

• newborn

• infant

• baby

• toddler

When checking the heart rate of a healthy 2 week old infant, you should expect the pulse to be approximately ___ beats per minute

• 40

• 98.6

• 150

• 357

At birth, the typical infant weighs about

• 25 pounds

• 7 pounds

• 16 ounces

• 20 kilograms

As you lay a newborn in their crib, it throws out her arms, spreads it's fingers, and then grabs her fingers and arms. This is known as

• a temper tantrum

• the rooting reflex

• SIDS

• the Moro reflex

New parents tell you seems like their baby sleeps all the time. You reply that it is typical for newborns to sleep

• 5-6 hours a day

• 8-10 hours a day

• 16-18 hours a day

• 30 minutes

The soft spot between the bones on an infants skull is called the

• epiphyseal plate

• xiphoid process

• fontanel

• ulna

A child from 12 to 36 months is called a

• infant

• toddler

• adolescent

• school-aged child

The age when children begin to replace their primary teeth with their permanent teeth begins around

• 12 months

• 1 year

• 6 years

• 18 years

Concern with body image, development of identity, and onset of self-destructive behaviors are most characteristic of

• infants

• toddlers

• adolescents

• late age adults

A 26 year old is in the ____________ stage of development

• adolescent

• early adulthood

• middle adulthood

• older adulthood