PSYC 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Frontal Lobe, Cerebral Cortex
2 Oct 2017
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Chapter 5: physical development in infants & toddlers. Epiphyses- the ends of the cartilage structures that turn into bone: bone begins to form during prenatal development. What will become bone starts as cartilage, a soft, flexible tissue. During the embryonic period, the middle of the tissue turns to bone: then, shortly before birth, the ends of the cartilage structures, known as epiphyses, turn to bone. Now the structure is hard at each end and in the middle. Working from the middle, cartilage turns to bone until finally the enlarging middle section reaches the epiphyses, ending skeletal growth. Secular growth trends- changes in physical development from one generation to the next that are related to environmental factors: today, adults and children are taller and heavier than people of previous generations. Secular trends in industrialized nations like canada, australia, the united states, and.
