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  2. Gesell's Maturational Theory - Wikipedia

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    There is a genetic cephalocaudal (head-to-foot) trend in both prenatal and postnatal development. [ 2 ] As a baby grows, they learn to sit up, stand, walk, and run; these capacities develop in a specific order with the growth of the nervous system, even though the rate of development may vary from child to child.

  3. Gesell Developmental Schedules - Wikipedia

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    It is based on a sample of assessment data for developmental and achievement tasks for children in preschool and Kindergarten. Readers of this Technical Report should possess an advanced understanding of appropriate use and application of assessment tools, methods for conducting test development and methodology in statistics and measurement. [4]

  4. Cephalocaudal trend - Wikipedia

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    Finally, in adults, the head represents approximately 12% of the body length. The cephalocaudal trend is also the trend of infants learning to use their upper limbs before their lower limbs. The proximodistal trend, on the other hand, is the prenatal growth from 5 months to birth when the fetus grows from the inside of the body outwards.

  5. Ballard Maturational Assessment - Wikipedia

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    The assessment assigns a score to various criteria, the sum of all of which is then extrapolated to the gestational age of the fetus. These criteria are divided into physical and neurological criteria. This scoring allows for the estimation of age in the range of 26 weeks to 44 weeks.

  6. Development of the digestive system - Wikipedia

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    As a result of the cephalocaudal and lateral folding of the embryo, a portion of the endoderm-lined yolk sac cavity is incorporated into the embryo to form the primitive gut. In the cephalic and caudal parts of the embryo, the primitive gut forms a tube, the foregut and hindgut, respectively.

  7. Gordon's functional health patterns - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive-perceptual-assessment of neurological function is done to assess, check the person's ability to comprehend information; Self perception/self concept; Role relationship—This pattern should only be used if it is appropriate for the patient's age and specific situation. Sexual reproductivity; Coping-stress tolerance; Value-Belief Pattern

  8. Objective structured clinical examination - Wikipedia

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    An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is an approach to the assessment of clinical competence in which the components are assessed in a planned or structured way with attention being paid to the objectivity of the examination which is basically an organization framework consisting of multiple stations around which students rotate and at which students perform and are assessed on ...

  9. Caudal regression syndrome - Wikipedia

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    It is a congenital disorder in which the fetal development of the lower spine—the caudal partition of the spine—is abnormal. [1] It occurs at a rate of approximately one per 60,000 live births. [2] Some babies are born with very small differences compared to typical development, and others have significant changes.