Pediatric Growth and Development Quiz

• Growth refers to an increase in physical size, while development refers to a progressive increase in skill and capacity of function (correct)
• Growth refers to a progressive increase in skill and capacity of function, while development refers to an increase in physical size
• Growth is a qualitative change in the child’s functioning, while development is an increase in physical size
• Growth is determined intrinsically, while development is highly dependent on genetic, nutritional, and environmental factors

• Intrinsically determined factors
• Changes in bodily proportions with age
• Genetic, nutritional, and environmental factors (correct)
• Physical growth of the whole body or any of its parts

• From specific response to generalized reaction
• From cephalic to caudal and proximal to distal (correct)
• From proximal to distal and caudal to cephalic
• From generalized reaction to specific response

<p>An increase in physical size of the whole body or any of its parts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A progressive increase in skill and capacity of function (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers