BANC-109 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BANC 109 Human Growth and Development
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: BANC 109
Assignment Code: BANC 109/ASST/TMA/July 2025 and January 2026

There are three Sections in the Assignment. Answer questions from all the three Sections. Assignment – I Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.

1. a) Describe the stages of postnatal growth in humans.
2. b) Explain Heath-Carter method of somatotyping and its applications.

Assignment – II Answer any two of the following questions in about 250 words each.

1. a) Write short notes on any two of the following:
2. Clinical method of nutritional assessment
3. Acclimatization to cold stress

iii. Genetic influence on body composition

Answer any two of the following questions in about 150 words each.

1. a) Growth monitoring in children
2. b) Basic concepts of Body Mass Index (BMI)
3. c) Role of altitude in physiological adaptation

Assignment – III Answer the following questions in  about 250 words each.

1. a) Discuss the use of somatoscopy in assessing growth patterns.
2. b) Explain biochemical assessment in evaluating nutritional status.
3. c) Describe how to measure mid-upper arm circumference and head circumference with precautions.