BIRTH
INFANCY/TODDLER
CHILDHOOD
TEEN/EARLY ADULT
MIDDLE/LATE ADULT
100
The approximate number of breaths a person takes during the course of his/her lifetime.
700 million
100
This is where the smallest bones in the body are located.
eardrum
100
This stage of life begins as hormones are released in a chain reaction throughout the body.
puberty
100
The process of girls experiencing body changes due to the hormone estrogen.
ovulation
100
This is the last sense to go when a person dies.
hearing
200
Housed in the nucleus, this is referred to as the chemical blueprint of life.
DNA
200
Produced when specialized nerves dangle in the air stream and detect chemicals in the air.
smells
200
This is the most prevalent type of abuse among children. (emotional, physical or sexual)
physical abuse (28.3)
200
This hormone allows boys to produce sperm, get longer vocal chords, increased body hair and muscle mass.
testosterone
200
Resulting in hot flashes from a reduction of hormones, this stage of life takes occurs when a woman's ovaries stop releasing eggs.
menopause
300
These are tiny air sacs in the lungs that pull oxygen into our blood and pump out carbon dioxide.
alveoli
300
A baby's vision see these colors/shades during the first month of existence.
black & white
300
These tiny electric impulses allow thoughts to be formed and memory patterns to be recalled.
axons
300
Human beings look and feel better during this decade than in any other time of their life.
twenties
300
This structural protein found in connective tissue is what holds skin together.
collagen
400
The number of calculations the normal developing brain sends per second.
100 trillion
400
On average, this is how many new words the average 2-year old learns each day.
10
400
This portion of the brain controls body temperature.
hypothalamus
400
This is the amount of body hair the average adult person grows per year.
7 miles
400
The approximate number of hours a person's skin and brain cells keep dividing after death.
24 hours
500
Outside of providing essential nutrients, what are 2 main benefits of breast milk.
fighting disease & protecting against bacteria
500
During this stage a child uses this part of their body to do much of their exploration.
mouth/tongue
500
The approximate fraction of children in IN that have one or more emotional, behavioral or developmental conditions. (1/2, 1/3, 1/4 or 1/5)
1/5 (22%)
500
This life changing event will affect between 40-50% of adults in their 30's.
divorce
500
With regard to life expectancy, women live about how many more years on average than men?
6
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