Family Exam Summary 1 Study Notes Juvenile Delinquency - Q&a

Physical changes are expected during the toddler years {Ans: - Urine specific gravity similar to that of an adult - Bowel control generally occurs before urinary control - Growth in height of 5 to 10 centimetres per year - Straighter posture - Shed baby fat - Weight gain 1.5 to 2.5 kg per year and steady until puberty - GI tract reaches functional maturity and continues to grow into adulthood - Lung capacity continues to increase - Changes in circulatory system (decrease HR, BP, changing vascular resistance becuase of growth of blood vessel lumen)}Tanner Staging {Ans: - 1 to 5 - girls monitored for development of breasts and pubic hair - boys monitored for enlargement of testes and penis as well as pubic hair - compared with expected sequence - monitor for normal development - Adolescents who do not follow the normal sequence or who have not begun pubertal development by age 14 years (males) and age 13 years (females) should have an endocrine evaluation}Tonic neck reflex {Ans: ● Disappears around 5-7 months ● When your baby is lying down and their head is turned to the right or left the corresponding arm extends while he other