PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Zygote, Scrotum, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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There are three stages in an offspring being born; the germinal stage, the embryonic stage and the fetal stage. During the fetal stage the cell began to grow rapidly and create a insulated skin as well respiratory system and digestive system. Not just food is that a women eats is damaging but as well as anything she comes into contact with. Teratogens include environmental poisons such as lead in the water, paint dust in the air, or mercury in fish, but the most common teratogen is alcohol. Although infants can use there eyes right away, motor skill take certain amount of time to developed. Therefore they are born with a small set of reflex"s. There are patterns in which they develop their motor skills and other ways one is top to bottom the other is inside to outside. Motor generally operate on sequence not on timetable.
