Physical development Flashcards
Gross motor skills
Large uncoordinated movements
Fine motor skills
Small controlled movements
Growth
An increase in measurable things e.g. height, weight
Gross motor skills at 6 months
Can control neck and back to sit, roll and crawl
Gross motor skills at 12 months
Can control legs so can stand cruise and walk
Gross motor skills at 2 years
Can climb and propel
Gross motor skills at 2 1/2
Can run, ride a bike and kick a ball
Fine motor skills at 3months
Can briefly hold a rattle
Fine motor skills at 6 months
Can grasp a toy and move it from hand to hand
Fine motor skills at 12 months
Can pick up small toys using pincer grasp
Fine motor skills at 18 months
Can build a block tower and use crayons using palmer grasp
2 years
Can draw shapes with a crayon tie their own shoes
Gross motor skills at 3yo
Can throw a ball
Gross motor skills at 5-8
Can throw and catch with an accurate aim.
Puberty
The CV prices by which the human body sexually matures
Hormones in puberty
Testosterone for boys
Oestrogen for girls
And progesterone for both
What changes in female puberty
. Increased body hair
. Oily skin and hair
. Mood fluctuating
. Maturation of reproductive organs
.breast growth
What changes in male puberty
. Increase in body hair
. Significant increases in height
. Increase in muscle mass
. Voice deepening
. Maturation of reproductive system
Primary sexual characteristic
When a pre existing body part changed due to puberty
Secondary sexual characteristics
When a new body part appears during puberty ( much more variable )
Fertility in early adulthood
During early adulthood you are at your peak fertility
You also typically have a higher sex drive
Health/ strength in early adulthood
You are at your peak physical health and strength in early adulthood
Menopause
The stopping of a woman’s menstrual cycle
Peri menopause
The gradual decline of a woman’s fertility
Health in later adulthood
. Hearing and eyesight deteriorating
. Immune system decreases
Osteoporosis
The thinking / weakening of bones in old age