Growth - variable across different parts of the body- measured using height and weight, Development - follows and orderly sequence and is the acquisition of skills and abilities, Fine motor skills - involve smaller movements that require more precise direction and use smaller muscles eg. picking up a pencil, Gross motor skills - large movements that involve using the large muscles of the body which are required for mobility eg.rolling over, Centile chart - a graph to compare to average measurements of height, weight and head circumference, Milestone - an ability achieved by most children by a certain age, Developmental norms - a description of an average set of expectations with respect to a young child's development, Primary sexual characteristics  - organs and cells that are present at birth but don't develop until puberty, Secondary sexual characteristics - outward signs of growth , Perimenopuase - pre-menopause , Menopause - women stop having periods and are no longer able to get pregnant naturally, oestrogen and progesterone levels decline; shrinking of sexual organs and loss of sex drive, hot flushes and low bone density ,

key terminology in human growth and development

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