Prenatal
Infancy/Toddlers
Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Old Age
100
True or False:
Taste and smell are
NOT present at birth
FALSE
What is the age range that
defines this stage of life?
Birth-2 years old
True or False:
Nutrition does NOT
affect child
development
FALSE
What happens to
human skin as they
get further into
adulthood?
It wrinkles
When does old age
start?
(65)
200
The prenatal life
stage lasts ____
days
(266)
True or False.
Infants can sit without
support at 2 months.
What is the difference
between a GROSS and
FINE motor skill?
GROSS – large
muscles used
FINE – small muscles
used
What are 3 specific
gross motor skills that
children do in this life
stage.
What two things tend
to increase regarding
physical development
in teens (ie define
growth spurt)?
Increase in height
and weight
Define puberty.
True or False.
Some areas of the
brain that are not
used may start to
decline.
TRUE
Define Asynchrony.
What is menopause?
What is one positive
factor that affects
development during this
life stage?
RETIREMENT
Other answers may be
accepted
List 2 major physical
developments occurring
in this life stage.
Grey hair, wrinkles,
dementia, shrinking
parts of the brain etc.
What part of the brain
is responsible for
releasing hormones
associated with
puberty?
Pituitary Gland
Menopause prevents
women from this
_________________
What are the
hormones that are
released throughout
puberty, for both
males and females?
Testosterone (M)
Progesterone (F)
Estrogen (F)
What are 3 factors
that affect
development during
adulthood (be
specific)?
…
Multiple answers
accepted
FALSE
300
400
500
What are the 3
phases of
development during
the prenatal period?
(must get all 3 for
points)
Germinal
Embryonic
Fetal
A fetus grows from
head to toe
eventually forming a
human being. What
TYPE of
development is this?
CEPHALOCAUDAL
development
What is the
difference between
MAJOR and MINOR
congenital
anomalies? (must
get BOTH)
MAJOR – cannot be
cured
MINOR – Can be
treated or cured
Which of the following is
NOT a fine motor skill in
toddlers?
a) Stacking blocks
b) Squatting down
c) Getting dressed
d) Sculpting clay
Give 3 specific examples
of negative factors that
influence infant/toddler
development.
Neglect
Second-hand smoke
Lack of interaction
Mental health
Too much tv
…
Name 3 infant reflexes
Rooting
Sucking
Grasping
Palmer
Moro
Stepping
Name 3 specific body
changes that occur
during childhood.
What about the body
changes that allows
children to be able to
run faster and farther?
Lung capacity
increases
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Having children
Name an activity that
can help someone in old
age maintain balance,
body strength and resist
fragility.
Yoga
Tai Chi
Weight Training
…
What are the 2 regions
of your brain that shrink
during old age.
Pre-frontal cortex
Hippocampus
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100
200
300
400
500
Prenatal
Infancy/Toddlers
Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Old Age
True or False.
Gender is decided
during the period of the
embryo.
FALSE (Conception/
Fertilization)
What is the name of
the time hen an organ
or body part is the
most susceptible to
damage often resulting
in death.
Critical Period
The prenatal brain is
fully functional during
which MONTH of
development?
TRUE or FALSE
A reflex that infants have at
birth is one where the life
their head to see where a
loud noise came from.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE
Cephalocaudal development
tends to follow a trend and be
progressive in nature.
TRUE
What is the age range for
a developing child?
3-12
True or False
Males develop 2 years
sooner than females
FALSE
What stages is
adulthood in between?
Adolescence and Old
Age
True or False. Medication
does not affect
development in old age.
FALSE
Which gender typically
grows slower at this
stage?
BOYS
What is schizophrenia?
Name the CYCLE that
ends for women in late
adulthood.
Menstrual
True or False.
ALL of the 5 senses
decrease during old age.
TRUE
What infant reflex causes a
baby to stretch out their arms
and legs and then reposition
them back into the body?
MORO
Environmental factors
including housing, income,
employment and
education affect the
development of a child.
True or False?
True
What is an activity that
adults can do to keep
their brain healthy?
Read
Puzzles
Discussions
….
What disease are those in
old age prone to get that
makes their bones more
brittle and susceptible to
break?
OSTEOPOROSIS
Which “site of action”
is most susceptible to
birth defects during the
prenatal period?
Central nervous
system
In the category of vision
development, what is not fully
developed at birth in infants
(2 things)?
Define Myelination and
why is it good?
Buildup of tissue in
neuron enabling
neurons to transmit
information faster and
do more complex brain
processes
The changes in the
brain that are
associated with the
phrase “use it or lose it”
refers to what process
taking place during
adolescence (and
others too!)
SYNAPTIC PRUNING
List 3 factors that can
affect development
during adolescence.
STRESS
ALCOHOL
DRUGS
PEERS
NUTRITION
SLEEP etc…
True or False.
The way that we age in
adulthood does not
depend on what
physical activities that
we do.
FALSE
What vitamin is
important for pregnant
women to take during
pregnancy that
prevents spina bifida?
Folic Acid
Define sensation and
perception.
SENSATION: reception of
info by sense organs
PERCEPTION:
Interpretation we assign to
sensation
What happens to EACH of
the following in terms of
child development?
Muscles –
Bones –
Lungs –
BIGGER
STRONGER
CAPACITY IMPROVES
What are the 3 parts of
the brain that are
increasing in size to
improve the speed of
neuron transmission?
(must get ALL 3)
Prefrontal cortex
Corpus Callosum
Temporal Lobe
What slows during
adulthood that usually
leads to a “pot belly” or
additional weight
around the midsection?
METABOLISM
Two brain diseases that
affect brain development in
old age are Alzheimer’s and
Dementia. Define one of
these.
Alzheimers: state of
mental deterioration
Dementia: memory
disorder, personality
changes, impaired
reasoning
Which part of the brain
shrinks that often leads to
Alzheimer’s
HIPPOCAMPUS
The Retina and Optic Nerve
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