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| Inherited digestive problem in which gluten triggers an immune response that damages the small intestine |
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| Secrete hormones into the bloodstream |
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| Master gland located at the base of the brain. - controlled by the hypothalamus |
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| Triggers the production of specialized hormones that directly regulate growth |
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| Testosterone and other male hormones |
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| Hormonal Influences on growth and development - see page 148 |
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| Responsiveness to the individual's experiences and can develop in a variety of ways |
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| Asymmetry and specialization of functions, of the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex |
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| Process of generating new neurons, across the life span |
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| Growth occurs in a head-to-tail direction |
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| Can be seen during the prenatal period, when the chest and internal organs form before the arms, hands, and fingers |
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| Development starts globally and undifferentiated and moves toward increasing differentiation and hierarchical integration |
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| Unlearned and involuntary response to a stimulus |
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| Skills such as kicking the legs or drawing large circles that involve large muscles and whole-body or limb movements |
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| Skills such as picking Cheerios off the breakfast table or writing letters of the alphabet that involve precise movements of the hands and fingers or feet and toes |
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| movement from one place to another |
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| Rather clumsy, clamplike grasp in which they press the palm and outer fingers together |
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| Involving only the thumb and the forefinger (or another finger) |
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| The infants moved their bodies in repetitive ways |
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| Developments take place over time through a "self-organizing" process in which children use the sensory feedback they receive when they try different movements to modify their motor behavior in adaptive ways |
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| Defects that are present at birth, either from genetic factors or prenatal events |
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| Being 20% or more above the "ideal" weight for your height, age, and sex |
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| Triggered by an increase in the level of growth hormones circulating through the body during adolescents |
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| Circulation of adrenal hormones contributes partly to such secondary sex characteristics as pubic and axillary (underarm) hair |
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| Tanner's stages of secondary sexual characteristics and annula growth (in inches) for boys and girls - see page 168 |
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| Historical trend in industrialized societies toward earlier maturation and greater body size |
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| Constitutional growth delay |
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| Characterized by being small for age (at or below the fifth percentile on a growth chart) and late entering puberty, but growing at a normal or near-normal pace |
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| High levels of sugar in the blood |
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| Ability to respond to demands for extraordinary output, such as in emergencies |
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| Prejudice against older people |
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| Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) |
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| Cyclic changes in hormones may lead to negative mood symptoms |
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| Ending of a woman's menstrual periods in midlife |
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| Sudden experience of warmth and sweating, usually centered around the face and upper body - often followed by a cold shiver |
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| Hormone replacement therapy |
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| Taking estrogen and progestin to compensate for homrone loss at menopause |
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| Characterized by decreasing levels of testosterone and a variety of symptons including low libido, fatigue and lack of energy, erection problems, memory problems, and loss of pubic hair |
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| Disease in which a serious loss of minerals leaves the bones fragile and easily fractured |
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| Results from gradual deterioration of the cartilage that cushions the bones from rubbing against one another |
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