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Santrock Ch.4
Physical Health and Development
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Undergraduate 3
09/20/2010

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Cephalocaudal pattern
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sequence in which the fastest growth occurs on top - the head - with physical growth in size working from top to bottom
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Proximodistal pattern
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Sequence in which growth starts at the center of the body and moves outwards
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Puberty
Definition
period of rapid physical maturation involving hormonal and bodily changes that takes place in adolescence
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Menarche
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A girl's first menstration
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Hormones
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powerful chemical substances secreted by endocrine gland and carried through the blood
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androgens
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Main class of male sex hormones
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Estrogens
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main class of female sex hormones
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Testosterone
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An androgen that is the key hormone in males puberty development
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Estradiol
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An estrogen that is a key hormone in girl's puberty
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Neurons
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Nerve cells handle information
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Axon
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Sends signals away
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Dendrites
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Receive Signals
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Synapse
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Gap between neurons
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Corpus Callosum
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Fibers connect the brain's hemispheres
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prefrontal cortex
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front lobes that is involved in reasoning, decision making, and self control
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Amygdala
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Seat of emotions in brain
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How many neurons at birth?
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100 Billion
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Myelin Sheath
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Fatty substance that speeds up neuronal activity
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