Growth and Development

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Decks in this class (29)

patterns of growth and development
The enlightment,
First child growth data
19  cards
growth assessment and charts
Growth assessment,
Growth data reference vs standard,
Reference characteristics
13  cards
adolescence and puberty
Events,
Ccritical period,
Fat distribution
14  cards
growth as a measure of nutritional status
Malnutrition,
Protein energy malnutrition 3 types,
Wasting
17  cards
motor development and milestones
Theories of motor development,
Maturational perspective,
Information processing perspective
28  cards
genetic and endocrine regulation
Endocrine regulation,
Hormone structure,
Hormone structure
24  cards
environmental and socioeconomic influences
Effects of altitude,
Bajau people south asia,
Temperature
20  cards
influence of physical activity on growth and maturation
Physical actvity,
Sedentary behaviour,
Exercise
15  cards
life course and wellbeing
Epidemiological transition,
Aetiological model,
Birth weight
14  cards
life cycle and pregnancy
Pregnancy,
Dating pergancy,
Ultrasound dating scan
14  cards
changes throughout ageing
Changes,
Heterogeneity in aging,
Contributors to ageing
6  cards
theories of ageing
Theories,
Damage accumalation theories,
Collagen cross linking
14  cards
hallmarks of ageing
Hallmarks,
Mechanisms,
Genomic instability
19  cards
demography of ageing
Humans,
Survival in human populations,
Increased life expectancy
12  cards
bone
Structure of a long bone,
Bone constituents,
Bone remodelling
16  cards
joints
Ttypes of joins,
Synovial joint structure components,
Articular cartilage constituents
20  cards
evolution of ageing
Are we living longer,
Growing old,
Comparative biology
13  cards
muscle ageing
Anatomy of skeletal muscle,
Estimates of muscle mass,
Distribution of muscle mass
12  cards
sarcopenia
1  cards
cognitive function
Cognitive function,
Biological theories,
Rate of ageing in different systems
39  cards
body composition
Body composition,
Body composition measures,
Why does fat content matter
22  cards
gastrointestinal system
Dentition age,
Effect of dentition,
Mouth ageing
24  cards
nutrition
Detecting inadequate nutrition,
Biomarkers of nutritional status ...,
Examining effects of supplementation
19  cards
endocrinology of ageing
Hormones amino acid derivatives,
Peptide hormones,
Lipid derivatives
25  cards
menopause and reproductive system
Reproductive hormones,
Menopause,
Menopause history
20  cards
ageing of the immune system
Basic characteristics,
Innate immune system components,
Neutrophils
26  cards
cardiovascular System
Myocardium changes with age,
Myocyte number,
Lv wall thickness
26  cards
phsyical function
Aeronic capacity,
Why does ac decline with age,
Factors related to loss of ac
5  cards
respiratory system
Age changes in aiways,
Alveolar changes,
Pulmonary ventilation
16  cards

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