KNES 355 - Human Growth, Maturation, and Development
(Intro Concepts) questions with correct answers
How is maturation explained? Correct Answer-Progression towards a
mature state, where it is characterized by timing and tempo.
What are the three research concepts about Human growth, maturation,
and development? Correct Answer-Science offers the best available
evidence, People vary considerably, and Who is being studied (sex,
gender, diversity of populations)
Why do we study growth, maturation, and development? Correct
Answer-To understand how they grow in both an individual and group
basis.
What is the significance of the studies of G,M,D? Correct Answer-Once
we know how they grow, we can determine the origins, causes, and
biological significance of variation.
Four factors that can influence G,M,D? Correct Answer-Physical
Environment, Nutritional Environment, Training Environment, Social
Environment
What is human biological variability? Correct Answer-Range of variable
physical statistics in an "individual, group, or population".
,What are the top three factors that influence human biological
variability? Correct Answer-genetics, prenatal status, and nutritional
status.
What does the term "somatic" refer to? Correct Answer-of the body.
Somatic growth is referring to? Correct Answer-Growth of the body
Examples of somatic can refer to? Correct Answer-It can refer to a cell
in the body (usually diploid), tissues, organs, and biological systems,
AND growth, morphological features such as height, BMI, and weight.
Example of human biological variability within an individual? Correct
Answer-An example includes the height, weight and BMI, and what
explains the somatic changes? Magnitude and nature of differences may
vary by age and sex.
Example of human biological variability between individuals? Correct
Answer-Explaining the vast differences between kids of the same
chronological age. Ex. when an individual hits puberty.
How is human biological variability practically applied? Correct
Answer-Assess Normalcy of Growth, maturation, and development
status, assess normalcy of rates of change (kinetics, M/s) or progress,
predict future outcomes (tracking), Interpreting the effect of overtraining
on someone's height (ex. is it stunting someone's growth?)
, What are the age brackets in the lifetime developmental stage? Correct
Answer-It is divided into two main categories: pediatric, and adulthood.
Pediatric is defined as pre-natal (1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters) and
childhood (Early, middle, late childhood, and adolescence). Adulthood
is separated into young (19-40 yrs), middle (40-60 yrs), and older (60+)
Which stage does puberty occur in? Correct Answer-Adolescence.
What characterizes the Pre-natal stage in pediatric development? Correct
Answer-Egg (twinning and x inactivation), embryo (sex and organ
development), fetus (Growth)
What is considered the infancy stage? Correct Answer-From birth to 1
year of age.
Which years are considered early childhood years? Correct Answer-1-5
years of age.
Which years are considered mid childhood? Correct Answer-6-8 for
females, 6-10 for males.
Which years are considered to be late childhood years? Correct Answer-
9-10 for females, 11-12 for males.
