Physical Development and Health Chapter Four Physical Development and Health

Patterns of Growth Cephalocaudal Growth Proximodistal Growth Infancy Early Childhood Middle and Late Childhood

The Brain Structure and Function Spinal Cord Cerebral Cortex Frontal Lobes Occipital Lobes Temporal Lobes Parietal Lobes Cerebellum Amygdala Hippocampus Corpus Callosum

Neurons Structure and Function Cell Body Axon Dendrites Myelin Sheath Axon Terminal Synapse Neurotransmitters Receptors Neural Circuits Lateralization

Brain Development Infancy Early Experience Changing Neurons Changing Structures Childhood

Sleep Infancy Sleep/Wake Cycle REM Sleep Shared Sleeping SIDS Childhood

Health Illnesses and Injuries Early Childhood Middle and Late Childhood Health, Illness and Poverty

Nutrition and Eating Infancy Childhood Breastfeeding --benefits Malnutrition Childhood Marasmus Kwashiorkor Eating Behaviors Overweight Children

Exercise Importance Influences How to Increase