Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, Reticular Formation, Determinism
10 Nov 2020
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By age 12 girls have attained about 93% of their adult height, while boys have reached about 84% of theirs. Girls in this age range are ahead of boys in their overall rate of growth. Girls have slightly more body fat and slightly less muscle tissue than boys. Sex differences in skeletal and muscular maturation cause girls to be better coordinated but slower and somewhat weaker than boys. Further myelinization in the frontal lobes (related to logic and planning) and reticular formation (selective attention becomes possible) There is a decrease in contact with health care professionals at this age but health promotion is still important. Younger children are booked for far more wellness checks and immunizations by comparison to children age 9-12. Hpv and hepatitis b vaccines can be given at this age if they were missed in infancy. Injury-related mortality increases with age and is higher for males than females.
