PSYC2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Myelin, Weaning, Cerebellum
12 Mar 2016
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Distance curve: a growth curve that plots the average size of a sample of children at each age, indicating typical yearly process toward maturity. Velocity curve: a growth curve that plots the average amount of growth at each yearly interval for a sample of children, revealing the exact timing of growth spurts. Cephalocaudal trend: an organized pattern of physical growth and motor control in which the head develops ahead of the lower part of the body. Proximodistal trend: an organized pattern of physical growth and motor control that proceeds from the center of the body outward. Skeletal age: an estimate of the physical maturity based on development of the bones in the body. Epiphyses: growth centers at the ends of each of the long bones of the body, where new cartilage cells are produced and gradually harden. Pituitary gland: a gland located at the base of the brain that releases hormones affecting physical growth.
