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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 5 - Physical Development and Health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cephalocaudal pattern | the sequence in which the greatest growth occurs at the top – the head – with physical growth in size, weight, and feature differentiation gradually working from top to bottom |
| proximodistal pattern | the sequence in which growth starts at the center of the body and moves toward the extremities |
| growth hormone deficiency | the absence or deficiency of growth hormone produced by the pituitary gland to stimulate the body to grow |
| puberty | a period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that take place in early adolescence |
| menarche | a girl’s first menstrual period |
| hormones | powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream |
| spermarche | a boy’s first ejaculation of semen |
| androgens | the main class of male sex hormones |
| estrogens | the main class of female sex hormones |
| neurons | nerve cells that handle information processing at the cellular level |
| laterialization | specialization of functions in one hemisphere of the cerebral cortex or the other |
| sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) | a condition that occurs when an infant stops breathing, usually during the night, and suddenly dies without an apparent cause |
| marasmus | a wasting away of body issues in the infant’s first year, caused by severe protein-calorie deficiency |
| kwashiorkor | a condition caused by a deficiency in protein in which the child’s abdomen and feet become swollen with water |
| basal metabolism rate (BMR) | the minimum amount of energy an individual users in a resting state |
| anorexia nervosa | an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation |
| bulimia nervosa | an eating disorder that involves a binge-and-purge sequence on a regular basis |
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