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life span exam 1 Flashcards

1
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How much brain weight is Loss at ages 20through40

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5% to 10% of weight

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2
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Lifespan defined

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Maximum number of years and individual can live

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3
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Life expectancy

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Number of years average person will prob live

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4
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synapsing pruning

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un-used connections are deactivatedI

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5
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Rental cortex is responsible for

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reasoning/ self control

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6
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amygdala hels control

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emotions /anger

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7
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Cardio vascular System causes what in the elderly

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Cholesterol begins to accumulate on artery walls, blood pressure increases, and decreased in lung capacity

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8
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Give example of gene length abnormalities

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Diabetes and hemophilia

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9
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Prenatal development order

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germinal period (implantation,blastocye develops into embryo,22% of zygote fail to implant)
Embryonic(organ formation, 31% results in miscarriage)
& fetal(2 moth after conception until birth, stillborn ratio 1:160)

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10
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What happens during the germinal period

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cell division, Attachment of zygote to uterine wall(10-14days)

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11
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Embryos support system includes

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Amnion umbilical cord placenta

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12
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What a teratogen & example

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Agent that causes birthdefects /negative altercations

Example: drugs environment pollution incompatible blood

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13
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mother has Rh- father has Rh+ Whats the result!

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Rh+ fetus, moms immune system will attack baby =miscarriage

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14
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what’s included in a new born assessment

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Apgar scale, 1-5min after birth

includes heart rate, respiration, reflex, body color, muscle mass

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15
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define plasticity

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the ability to change / adapt

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16
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3 kinds of influences

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Normative age-graded
Normative history graded
Non normative life graded

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17
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define and give example of SES

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Social Economical Status

Economics, social or persona status, education

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18
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Give example of each:
Biological age 
psychological age 
sociological age 
chronological age
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Biological age: health related, how well your organisms are taken care of(nutrition/exercise)
psychological age: level of maturity
sociological age: social rules implanted by society( when to retire, get married, buy house , go to college..)
chronological age : actual age from birth

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19
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Define cognitive process

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change in individuals thoughts and language

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20
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Define socio emotional

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change in personality based on relationship w/ plp

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21
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example of evolutionary psychology

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weight gain/ loss depending on what’s best for survival, speed

22
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nature vs nurture

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nature: biological, genes, inheritance
nurture: environment, exposure

23
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what’s Cephalocaudal

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growth of head first

24
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what occurs during proximal pattern

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growth starts at torso(center)

25
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what’s the average weight and height of infant

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7.5lb, 20in

26
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what’s puberty

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rapid physical maturation involving hormonal & bodily changes

27
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what determines puberty

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endocrine system, weight, body fat, leptin hormone

28
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what’s amemorhea

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absence / suppression of mensuration

example anorexia,under nourishment, can delay puberty

29
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what occurs in the cardiovascular system when aging?

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cholesterol begins to accumulate on artery wall, blood pressure increase, decrease in lung capacity.

30
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Who proposed natural selection

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Darwin

31
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what’s the evolution theory

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the adaptive behavior is behavior that promotes survival rate

32
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genes are passed on to new cells when

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they go under mitosis/meiosis

its a way of reproduction/ replication of cells

33
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egg+sperm=

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zygote

34
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sex chromosomal abnormalities produce what kind of syndromes?

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down syndrome(extra 21) , XYY, Klinefelter, turner

35
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teratogens include(3)

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dosage ( the amount taken)
Genetic susceptibility(incompatible blood)
Timing of exposure (within one month of birth)
36
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Example of:
Normative age graded
Normative History graded
Non Normative life event

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Normative age graded: something that a same age group goes though (menopause, retire, go to college, puberty)
Normative History graded (historical event a certain generation goes through, civil war, WW1,WW11)
Non Normative life event (something that w has only occurred to one person)

37
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genetic foundation of development includes

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nucleus, chromosome, gene

38
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Passive heredity

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child inherit tendencies from parents
parents who have histories of antisocial behaviour (which is moderately heritable) are at increased risk of abusing their children

39
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Evocative heredity

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environmental tendencies
arguing with a spouse may result in someone becoming depressed, it is equally plausible that individuals who are prone to depression tend to provoke arguments

40
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active heredity

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supports kids interest, For example, individuals who are characteristically extroverted may seek out very different social environments than those who are shy and withdrawn.

41
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fraternal twins

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dizygotic, separate sperm and egg

42
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Identical twin

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monozygotic, single zygote, split into 2

43
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genotype

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is the genetic make up

44
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phenotype is

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the physical appearance

45
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recessive

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is the hidden gene that experts its self when both parents have a recessive gene

46
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Whats an amnion

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a yolk sac that helps protect the embryo

47
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What does the umbilical cord do

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it connects the moon to the embryo and delivers nutrition and removes waste

48
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The placenta does what

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its a temporary organ that allows the blood vessels of the fetus and mom intertwined wit each other not CONNECTED

49
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During what month can a fetus survive out side of womb

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7 months w/ support

50
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paternal factors

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male exposure to lead, radiation,pesticides

51
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Environmental factors for fetus

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exposed mom to radiation, carbon monoxide, lead

52
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Whats preterm

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born prior to 38wks

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