Physical Growth & Development

These flashcards look at Physical Growth & Development In Humans

Screen time

________ should be limited, as should motorized forms of transport, extended sitting, and other sedentary activities.

Nutrition

________ and diet are obviously very important to healthy growth and development.

endocrine system

The ________ plays an important role in our overall growth and development.

Prejudice

________ and discrimination based on race, color, gender, or sexual orientation.

Peak height velocity

________ (PHV) is a measure of the maximum rate of growth in stature (height) that occurs during a growth spurt.

active lifestyle

Beliefs, values, morals, customs, and traditions that might either encourage or discourage a(n) ________.

Sociocultural factors

________ refer to influences within our communities and our society at large that encourage or discourage participation in physical activities and sports.

Physical growth

________ is also affected by diet- an inadequate or unbalanced diet can lead to serious problems in physical development.

physical activity

Financial and other resource restraints that can impact or prevent participation in ________.

human growth

Factors affecting ________ and development include glandular and hormonal activity, heredity, nutrition and diet, physical activity, and sociocultural factors.

Physical literacy

________- becoming confident and competent across a wide range of physical activities- is critical to long- term healthy growth and development.

endocrine system

The ________ is the collection of glands that produce and release hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood (among many other things)

Physical activity

________ performed from a young age can promote an individuals physical growth and development and contribute significantly in other areas as well.

PHV increases over a one

or two-year period around the time of puberty

There are many immediate and long-term health consequences of unhealthy nutrition

type-2 diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, breathing and sleep problems, joint problems, and social and psychological problems

The human body grows and develops according to two main sequences

the cephalocaudal sequence and the proximodistal sequence

What factors effect human growth & development?

• Glandular and hormonal activity
• Heredity
• Nutrition and diet
• Physical activity, and
• Sociocultural factors

What are some critical periods of growth?

Childhood and Puberty

Heredity

The transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to their offspring

Cephalocaudal sequence.

Growth progresses
first in the head, followed by the trunk, and then
the extremities.

Proximodistal sequence.

Body movements that
originate close to the center of the body develop
earlier than those that originate farther away from
the center.