Which Statement Best Describes the Infant's Physical Development

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the infant's physical development?

• A)Anterior fontanel closes by age 6 to 10 months.
• B)Binocularity is well established by age 8 months.
• C)Birth weight doubles by age 5 months and triples by age 1 year.
• D)Maternal iron stores persist during the first 12 months of life.

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Definitions:

Lanugo

A soft, fine body hair that is sometimes present on newborns and people with eating disorders as a protective response to severe malnutrition.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight, leading to severe restriction of food intake and distorted body image.

Overestimate

To assess something as being greater, larger, or more significant than it actually is.

Anorexia Nervosa

A condition where individuals severely underweight excessively fear weight gain and have a skewed view of their body mass.