Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Gestational Age, Reticular Formation, Genetic Predisposition
1 Oct 2022
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School ages (9-12) but slower & somewhat weaker than boys. (selective attention becomes more possible) Today"s discussion: physical, cognitive, language, information processing, adhd, social, turn. Age 12: girls have attained ~93% of their adult height while boys have reached ~84% Growth girls (9-12) are ahead of boys in their overall rate of growth. Girls have slightly body fat & slightly muscle tissue than boys. Sex differences in skeletal & muscular maturation cause girls to have coordination, Further myelinization in the frontal lobes (logic & planning) & reticular formation. Immunization hpv and hep b (if missed in infancy) Injury injury-related mortality with age & is for males than females. Motor vehicle + of fatal injuries are due to vehicle crashes (next is drowning). 1/4 of canadian children between 5-11 have unhealthy/sub-optimal body weights. 14% of boys & 19% of girls are considered overweight. 8% of boys & 9% of girls are obese (highest level ever recorded).
