2F. Development Takes Us from Infancy to Adulthood Flashcards
a newborn infant (up to 28 days old); spends most of their first month suckling, sleeping, urinating, defecating and not able to handle solid foods
neonates
afterbirth; body systems mature, control improves and proportions begin to shift; brain development occurs in this period
postnatal
age 2 to 12; body systems developed; muscle & bones continues to grow; all systems are functioning except the reproductive system
children to puberty
regulate both physical and emotional changes during childhood; stimulates secondary characteristics & production of eggs/sperm
hormones
TRUE OR FALSE: during adolescence, the endocrine system creates a pattern such as growth of bones, muscles, & nervous tissue
true
rapid and increase of muscular & skeletal system; reproductive organs starts to function
puberty
what age does final growth spurt occur?
between ages 12 to 17
in females, the ___ stimulate the maturation of egg follicles and secrete estrogen, whereas males start producing ___
ovaries, testosterone
longest stage (after puberty has reached); 18 until death
adulthood
adults are at their psychological peak in their ___, and aging starts to appear at ___
early 20s, 40
stage of growing old; cellular damage
senescent
___ produce “free radicals” or other compounds that damage DNA and lifestyles
metabolism
