FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Malaria, Marasmus, Depth Perception

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Babies grow faster in their first year than any other time in life. Birth weight doubles by 5 months old. Accumulate fat in early months (maintains body temperature) Teething: pain and discomfort resulting in teeth breaking through skin of. To relieve teething pain: something to bite/chew on, cold to drink/eat, topical pain relievers. Begin to crawl at 6 months, walk after 1st year. Neurotransmitter: chemical that enables neurons to communicate across synapses neurotransmitters. Axon: part of a neuron that transmits electric impulses and releases. Dendrite: part of the neuron that receives neurotransmitters. Malnourished infants are at risk for marasmus: disease in which the body wastes way from lack of nutrition. Oral rehyrdration therapy (ort): treatment for infant diarrhea that involves drinking solution of salt and glucose mixed with clean water. Malaria: kills over 1 million infants a year (mostly in africa) caused by mosquito bites.