16 Nutrition in Infancy: Key Terms Quiz
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What determines an infant's birth weight?

  • The infant's feeding habits
  • Genetics and height of the mother
  • Mother's weight gain during infancy
  • Length of gestation, mother's prepregnancy weight, and mother's weight gain during gestation (correct)

    • When do most genetically determined larger infants reach their growth channel?

  • 6-9 months of age
  • At birth
  • 3-6 months of age (correct)
  • 1-2 years of age

    • How does the adequacy of infants’ nutrient intakes affect their interaction with the environment?

  • It affects their sleeping patterns
  • It provides the energy to respond to and learn from stimuli in the environment (correct)
  • It influences their motor development
  • It determines their genetic makeup

    • What is the catch-up growth in infants?

    <p>A period of accelerated growth after a period of slow growth or undernourishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the growth channel for infants?

    <p>It represents a curve of weight and length or height gain throughout the period of growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences the growth of an infant after birth?

    <p>Genetics and nourishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the phenomenon where infants born smaller at birth grow at their fetal rate for several months and often do not reach their growth channel until 13 months of age?

    <p>Lag-down growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which anthropometric data is routinely collected and monitored to track growth in infancy?

    <p>Head circumference</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants usually double their birth weight?

    <p>4-6 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of weight loss in the newborn period indicates a need for further assessment regarding adequacy of feeding?

    <p>10%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the reference population does an infant at the 75th percentile for weight-for-age weigh the same or more than?

    <p>75%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants usually triple their birth weight?

    <p>1 year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How much does an infant's length increase by during the first year of life?

    <p>50</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By what age do infants usually double their length?

    <p>4 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

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