HD 1004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Junk Food, Lead Poisoning
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Nutrition: unusual shortness is typically due to congenital problems, growth hormone deficiency, maternal smoking during pregnancy, or emotional difficulty, growth hormone deficiency occurs when the pituitary gland fails to make enough growth hormone for the body to grow. Some researchers have found evidence that the age of puberty is still dropping in. Maltreatment and early substance use. (b) puberty comes months earlier in these situations and this earlier onset is likely explained by high rates of conflict and stress in these social contexts. Growth spurt: the most rapid growth since infancy takes place during puberty. The brain: brain physiology, the brain is divided into two halves, or hemispheres. Clusters of neurons that work together are called neural circuits to handle particular types of information. The hemispheres of the brain begin specializing before birth. Some areas of the brain develop earlier than others (i. e. , primary motor areas). ii.
