Unit 3 Topic 3.2 - Physical Development Across the Lifespan Flashcards

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Teratogens

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Are agents, such as viruses and drugs, that can cause birth defects or development abnormalities in a developing embryo or fetus when it is exposed during pregnancy

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Fine Motor Coordination

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SMALL muscle movements

Ex: grasping or writing

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Gross Motor Movements

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LARGE muscle movements

Ex: walking or running

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4
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Rooting Reflex

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An infant’s automatic response to turn toward a touch on the cheek

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Visual Cliff Apparatus Experiment

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Study assessing depth perception in infants

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Imprint

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A process where some animals attach to the first moving object they see

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Primary and Secondary Sex Characteristics

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Traits related to reproduction and puberty. PRIMARY are directly involved in reproduction, secondary features are not directly related to reproduction

EX: organs, testes, ovaries and facial hair, deeper voice, wider hips, breast development

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Menarche

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First menstrual period, marking the onset of puberty in females

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Spermarche

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First ejaculation in males

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Menopause

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The biological stage of life in which reproductive capacity declines and finally ceases, typically occurs bewteen 45-55 years of age, changes in levels of estrogen and progesterone

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