Measuring Child Growth Quiz

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What is the main purpose of assessing a child's growth measurements?

To determine the child's favorite food
To predict the child's future career path
To assess the child's health status, general condition, and nutritional state (correct)
To calculate the child's IQ

Which of the following is considered a quantitative change in a child's body?

Progressive increase in weight
Increase in skill and capacity of function
Increase in physical size of the whole body or any of its parts (correct)
Change in the child's functioning

How is head circumference measured in children?

By measuring from the chin to the top of the head
By measuring at the great circumference above the eyebrow, pinna of the ear, and occipital prominence (correct)
By measuring across the forehead and the back of the neck
By measuring from ear to ear

What is the difference between growth and development?

<p>Growth refers to an increase in physical size, whereas development refers to a progressive increase in skill and capacity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers