Growth And Puberty Flashcards
Body proportions in newborns
Larger head
Smaller mandible
Short neck
Chest rounded
Abdomen prominent
Limbs short
Adult body proportions
Relative growth of limbs compared to trunj
Infancy component of infancy-childhood-puberty model
Rapid but rapidly decelerating growth in first 2-3 years
Determined by nutrition
Long-term growth failure of underfed in infancy
Childhood component of infancy-childhood-puberty model
Switch from nutritional to hormonal dependence
Height velocity slows 2-3 yrs to puberty
Puberty component of infancy-childhood-puberty model
Growth spurt, increase height velocity due to growth hormone and oestrogen/testosterone
Age 14-15 girls 16-17 boys
When does growth end
Fusion of epiphyses due to influence of oestrogens in boys and girls
How do boys produce oestrogen
Convert testosterone to oestrogen in fatty tissue
What is growth in the infancy component of infancy-childhood-puberty model dependent on
Nutrition
What is growth in the childhood component of infancy-childhood-puberty model dependent on
Hormone
Growth and height velocity
Fastest growth rate in utero and infancy
Gradually decreasing rate to puberty
Pubertal growth spurt
Growth ends with fusion of epiphyses
Important determinants of growth
Parental phenotype and genotype
Quality and duration of pregnancy
Nutrition
Specific system and organ integrity
Psycho-social environment
Growth promoting hormones and factors
Chondrogenesis
Growht
What affects growth rate at the growth plate and bone architecture
Nutrition and calcium/phosphate supply
Regulators of growth
Endocrine signals
Nutrition
Inflammatory cytokines
Extra cellular fluid- oxygen deficiency, acidosis, toxins
Achondroplasia
Disproportion can give clues to diagnosis
Short limbs—- hypochondroplasia
Short back and long legs —- delayed puberty
What promotes growth hormone secretion
Growth hormone releasing hormone GNRH
What does growth hormone activate
Insulin like growth factor 1
What inhibits growth hormone secretion
Somatostatin
High levels of insulin like growth factor 1