By what age does birth length usually double? a. 1 year b. 2 ...

[geoffrey]

By what age does birth length usually double?
 
  a. 1 year
  b. 2 years
  c. 4 years
  d. 6 years

Question 2

Parents of an 8-year-old child ask the nurse how many inches their child should grow each year. The nurse bases the answer on the knowledge that after age 7 years, school-age children usually grow what number of inches per year?
 
  a. 1
  b. 2
  c. 3
  d. 4

[kjohnson]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Linear growth or height occurs almost entirely as a result of skeletal growth and is considered a stable measurement of general growth. On average, most children have doubled their birth length at age 4 years. One and 2 years are too young for doubling of length. Most children will have achieved the doubling by age 4 years.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The growth velocity after age 7 years is approximately 5 cm (2 inches) per year. One inch is too small an amount. Three and 4 inches are greater than the average yearly growth after age 7 years.

[geoffrey]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[raili21]

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