1. Physical Development and Health
Chapter Four
Physical Development and Health

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

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

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

7. Brain Development Infancy Early Experience Changing Neurons
Changing Structures
Childhood

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

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

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

13. Exercise
Importance
Influences
How to Increase