Question 1
Six-month-old Luka's weight, height, and head circumference are substantially below age-related growth norms. Luka is withdrawn and apathetic. Luka's mother sometimes appears depressed and distant, at other times impatient and hostile. Luka most likely suffers from
◦ growth faltering.
◦ malnutrition.
◦ marasmus.
◦ food insecurity.
Question 2
Skeletal age is determined by __________ to see the extent to which soft, pliable cartilage has hardened into bone.
◦ X-raying the long bones of the body
◦ measuring the circumference of the skull
◦ X-raying the spinal cord and teeth
◦ measuring the length of the arms and legs