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cephalacaudal trend
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from the latin for "head to tail". during the prenatal period, the head develops more rapidly than the lower part of the body
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proximodistal trend
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growth proceeds, literally , from the "near to far" from the venter of the body outward.
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SKELETAL AGE
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THE BEST ESITMATE OF A CHILDS PHYSICAL MATURITY. A MEASURE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE BONES OF THE BODY
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EPIPHYSES
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SPECIAL GROWTH CENTERS APPEAR AT THE TWO EXTREME ENDS OF EACH OF THE LONG BONES OF THE BODY
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FONTANELS
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AT BIRTH, THE BONES OF THE SKULL ARE SEPARATED BY SIX GAPS, OR SOFT SPOTS
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NUERONS
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NERVE CELLS THAT STORE AND TRANSMIT INFORMATION
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SYNAPSES
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TINY GAPS WHERE FIBERS FROM DIFFERENT NUERONS COME CLOSE TOGETHER BUT DO NOT TOUCH
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NEUROTRANSMITTERS
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NUERONS SEND MESSAGES TO EACH OTHER THRU
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SYNAPTIC PRUNING
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A PROCESS THAT RETURNS NUERONS NOT NEEDED AT THE MOMENT TO AN UNCOMMITTED STATE SO THEY CAN SUPPORT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
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GLIAL CELLS
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MAKE UP HALF OF THE BRAINS VOLUME AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MYELINATION (THE COATING OF NEURAL FIBERS WITH AN INSULATING FATTY SHEATH (CALLED MYELIN) THAT IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY OF MESSAGE TRANSFER
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CEREBRAL CORTEX
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SURROUNDS THE BRAIN, THE LARGEST BRAIN STRUCTURE
85% OF THE BRAINS WEIGHT AND CONTAINS THE GREATEST # OF NUERONS AND SYNAPSES |
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PREFRONTAL CORTEXQ
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LYING IN FRONT OF AREAS CONTROLLING BODY MOVEMENT, RESPONSIBLE FOR THOUGHT
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LATERALIZATION
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SPECIALIZATION OF THE TWO HEMISPHERES
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BRAIN PLASTICITY
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A HIGHLY PLASTIC CEREBRAL CORTEX, IN WHICH MANY AREAS ARE NOT YET COMMITTED TO SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS, HAS A HIGH CAPACITY FOR LEARNING. AND IF A PART OF THE CORTEX IS DAMAGED, OTHER PARTS CAN TAKE OVER THE TASKS IT WOULD HAVE HANDLED.
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EXPERIENCE-EXPECTANT BRAIN GROWTH
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REFERS TO THE YOUNG BRAINS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ORGANIZATION, WHICH DEPENDS ON ORDINARY EXPERIENCES--OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE AND TOUCH OBJECTS, TO HEAR LANGUAGE AND OTHER SOUNDS AND TO MOVE ABOUT AND EXPLORE THE ENVIRONMENT
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EXPERIENCE DEPENDENT BRAIN GROWTH
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OCCURS THOUGHOUT OUR LIVES. IT CONSISTS OF ADDITIONAL GROWTH AND THE REFINEMENT OF ESTABLISHED BRAIN STRUCTURES AS A RESULT OF SPECIFIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT VARY WIDELY ACROSS INDIVIDUALS AND CULTURES
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MARASMUS
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IS A WASTED CONDITION OF THE BODY CAUSED BY A DIET LOW IN ALL ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS
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KWASHIORKOR
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CAUSED BY AN UNBALANCED DIET VERY LOW IN PROTEIN. THIS DISEASE USUALLY STIKES AFTER WEANING BETWEEN 1 & 3 YEARS OF AGE
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