Growth and Development from Final exam samplex

Neurological exam of the 10-month-old patient with seizure is within normal, what is his expected head circumference if HC at birth is 35 cm?
a. 37
b. 44
c. 40
d. 38

b. 44

Best fine motor ability a 4-year-old child can do:
a. rides a tricycle
b. draws a square
c. completes a sentence
d. all of the above

b. draws a square

A 20-year-old primigravida mother was diagnosed with Rubella on her 9th week of pregnancy, what is the expected effect on the baby:
a. congenital anomalies
b. neonatal infection
c. fetal death
d. growth retardation

a. congenital anomalies

An increase in the physical size and mass of an individual or a single organ pertains to:
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Myelination
d. All of the above

b. Growth

Which of the following is affected by genetics in a child’s development?
a. height
b. temperament and intelligence
c. general physique
d. all of the above

d. all of the above

What is the predicted head growth of a 12-month-old boy if his birth head circumference is 35 cm.?
a. 45 cm
b. 43 cm
c. 42 cm
d. 44 cm

a. 45 cm

Hands in midline, reaches and grasps objects and brings them to mouth is usually seen at this age (in months):
a. 3
b. 4
c. 2
d. 5

d. 5

What postural reflex is the last one to be acquired and persists in life?
a. Lateral propping
b. Landau
c. Positive support reflex
d. Parachute

d. Parachute

What is the average time of closure of the posterior fontanel (in months)?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 3
d. 5

c. 3

In what age (in months) can a child skip, draws a triangle, names 4 colors and helps in dressing/undressing?
a. 30
b. 60 - 5 years old
c. 48
d. 36

b. 60 - 5 years old

This is/are the earliest physical sign of puberty in girls?
a. menarche
b. adrenarche
c. thelarche
d. all of the above

c. thelarche

Myelination of cerebrum is completed up to this age, hence head circumference should be measured up to what age in months
a. 36
b. 24
c. 18
d. 12

a. 36

What is the process of administering a standardized tool designed to identify children who are at risk of developmental disorders?
a. Developmental surveillance
b. Developmental screening
c. Both
d. Neither

b. Developmental screening

TRUE about the Babinski sign:
a. It is elicited by stroking the medial border of the sole toward the base of the great toe.
b. Seen normally in majority of 1-year old children and as many up to 2 ½ years old and should always be asymmetric.
c. It is a sign of upper motor neuron disease if asymmetric
d. Positive response is immediate plantarflexion of the big toe and fanning of the other toes.

b. Seen normally in majority of 1-year old children and as many up to 2 ½ years old and should always be asymmetric.

Temporary teeth usually starts to erupt at 6 months of age, a 10-month-old child is expected to have how many teeth?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 2
d. 3

a. 4

One of the following is not affected by genetics in a child’s development:
a. food preference
b. height
c. temperament and intelligence
d. general physique

a. food preference