PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Menarche, Prefrontal Cortex, Moral Development
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Development: is the sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death. Life span: prenatal period, between conception and birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood. Development begins with conceptions- first courser when fertilization create a zygote: a one-celled organism formed by the union of sperm and egg. Cell chromosomes genes (the functional units in hereditary transmission . Prenatal period: extends from the conception to birth, usually encompassing nine months of pregnancy significant development. Most miscarriages occur this period: fetal stage (2 months to birth) rapid bodily growth, muscles and bones begin to form called fetus. By: shivani sharma: during final 3 months rapid multiplication of brain cells, age of vitality: the age at which a baby can survive in the vent of a premature birth (22-26 weeks) Teratogens: are any external agents, such as drugs or viruses that can harm an embryo or fetus. Tobacco, alcohol, prescription/recreational drugs, since they are consumed and transferred through the placenta.
