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Chapter 7. Physical Development of Infants p 229

Terms in this set (24)

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE
A key skill used to check a child's progress
STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT
Allows the baby to have a wide variety of things to see, taste, smell, hear, and touch.
GROWTH CHART
Shows the average weight and height of girls and boys at various ages.
PROPORTION
Refers to the size relationship between different parts of the body.
DEPTH PERCEPTION
The ability to perceive objects that are three-dimensional.
REFLEX
An instinctive, automatic response such as grasping or sucking.
GROSS MOTOR SKILL
A skill that involves the large muscles of the body such as those of the legs and arms.
FINE MOTOR SKILL
A skill that involves the smaller muscles of the body such as those in the fingers.
HAND-EYE COORDINATION
The ability to move the hands and fingers precisely in relation to what is seen.
SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
A condition that occurs when someone severely shakes a baby, usually in an effort to make her stop crying.
ANTIBODY
A substance produced by the body to fight off germs.
WEANING
Changing from drinking from the bottle or breast to drinking from a cup.
MALNUTRITION
Inadequate nutrition.
CRADLE CAP
A skin condition known for yellowish, crusty patches on the scalp.
DIAPER RASH
A condition that includes patches of rough, red, irritated skin in the diaper area.
TEETHING
The process of the teeth pushing their way through the gums.
IMMUNIZATION
A shot of a small amount of a dead or weakened disease-carrying germ given so that the body may build resistance to the disease.
VACCINE
The disease-carrying germ that usually is injected in the body.
MAKEUP
The structure that a baby inherits from his or her parents.
ACCOMMODATE
Make room for.
AGGRAVATE
Anger.
CURB
Limit.
DESIGNATE
Specify.
EMERGE
Appear.
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