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When does cephalocaudal and proximodistal growth occur? |
0-40 weeks |
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When does the individual grow the fastest? |
during first 40 weeks of life |
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What are the stages of growth? |
prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, aged |
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What system of the body is height linked with? |
skeletal system |
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How is rate of growth measured? |
height: cm/year
weight: kg/year |
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How does percentile ranking work? |
indicates percentages of all scores that are below the given score |
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How are joints affected by aging? |
osteoarthritis leads to degeneration of articular cartilage |
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How are muscles affected by aging? |
increase of connective tissue in muscle --> decreased muscle strength |
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How are bones affected by aging? |
bone and disc degeneration --> possibility of disc herniation, pinched nerves, and spinal cord compression |
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What is the difference between anthropology and anthropometry? |
anthropology: study of the nature, distribution, and significance of biological variations in humans
anthropometry: study of biological growth and body measurement |
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What is Distance Curve? |
plots physical growth yearly |
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What is Velocity Curve? |
rate of growth at a particular moment |
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What is the process of prenatal growth? |
Conception
Germinal Period: 0-14 days
Embryonic Period: 2-8 weeks
23rd Stage: trunk, eyes, extremities, organs functioning to some degree
Fetal Period: 2 months-birth |
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When is the Age of Viability? |
28 weeks |