NUTR 650 Exam 4-Childhood-213
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
NUTR 650 Exam 4-Childhood-213
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
What happens to growth and appetite during childhood? - ANSWER- decrease in
growth velocity and appetite
What is the largest variable in nutrient requirements for children? - ANSWER- activity
Age range for toddlers - ANSWER- 1-3 yrs
Age range for preschoolers - ANSWER- 3-5 yrs
Age range for school age children - ANSWER- girls: 6-10 yrs
boys: 6-12 yrs
Physical changes in childhood - ANSWER- -lose body fat
-face structure changes
Social development in childhood - ANSWER- outside world becomes more important
Neurodevelopment in childhood - ANSWER- -learning to walk
-feeding skills
Cognitive development in childhood - ANSWER- getting curious
Psychosocial development in children - ANSWER- sense of self
Parallel play - ANSWER- not playing with each other; doing own thing; no sense of
danger; put things in mouth
What develops with toddlers - ANSWER- -increased independence
-motor skills develop
-explore environment
-language skills increase
-fears; temper tantrums
-push selves; easily frustrated
-orbit around parents
-self centered
Orbit around parents - ANSWER- toddlers explore away from parents, but stay near
them
,NUTR 650 Exam 4-Childhood-213
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Toddlers gross motor development timeline - ANSWER- 12-15 mo: walking
15 mo: crawl up stairs
18 mo: run stiffly
24 mo: up and down stairs one at a time
30 mo: up and down stairs alternating feet
36 mo: tricycle
Preschooler developments - ANSWER- -increased autonomy
-love to please parents
-egocentric
-magical thinking
-increased language skills
-control is issue
School age children - ANSWER- -move out into world
-slow and steady growth w/ growth spurts
-body composition stays constant
-food attitudes influenced by outside world
-emerging body image
-move to concrete operations
Concrete operations - ANSWER- See other points of view, not as self centered
Wt gain patterns of infants and children - ANSWER- infants wt increase by 3x, then
turns more linear
Sex differences at age 6 - ANSWER- males are taller and heavier
Sex differences at age 9 - ANSWER- ht the same, females weight more (estrogen kicks
in -> more body fat)
School age children: body composition - ANSWER- -become leaner, longer
-fat constant, LBM increase
Brain growth is ___% complete by age 3 and ___ by age 12 - ANSWER- 75%; adult
size
By age ____ body fluid is ___%, like adults - ANSWER- 2-3 years; 65%
with growth, extracellular fluid _____ and intracellular ____; so less vulnerable to
dehydration - ANSWER- decreases; increases
Cortical bone - ANSWER- hard outer bone
, NUTR 650 Exam 4-Childhood-213
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Trabecular bone - ANSWER- Soft spongy inner bone
Epiphysis - ANSWER- open piece of cartilage that allows bone to grow
closes when reach full ht
What is now included in growth charts for age 2-20? - ANSWER- BMI
Weight decrease is indicative of: - ANSWER- Short term lack of nutrients
Wt AND ht decrease is indicative of: - ANSWER- Long term lack of nutrients
Characteristics of growth channels - ANSWER- genetically controlled
progressive regular growth pattern
influenced by nutrition and health
Obese is ______percentile
Overwt is ____percentile
Healthy is _____ percentile
Underwt is _____ percentile - ANSWER- >/= 95th
95th - 85th
5th-85th
<5th
Anthropometric assessment in kids - ANSWER- ht, wt, BMI
Biochemical assessment in kids - ANSWER- Hct, Hgb, Urinalysis, lead screening
Clinical assessment in kids - ANSWER- S/S malnutr
Dietary assessment in kids - ANSWER- varies depending on age of child
Determining energy needs for kids equation - ANSWER- BMR + growth + activity
Best indicator of caloric intake is - ANSWER- growth charts
Energy guidelines for kids 13-36 mo (1-3yrs) - ANSWER- (89 x kg - 100) + 20
Energy guidelines for kids 3 yrs+ - ANSWER- based on PAL (physical activity level)
PRO for 1-3 yr - ANSWER- 13 g day
1.1 g/kg/day
PRO for 4-8 - ANSWER- 19 g/day
0.95 g/kg/day
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