Human Growth After Birth |
Contents
NATURE OF GROWTH Page | 1 |
GROWTH IN HEIGHT AND WEIGHT | 17 |
GROWTH OF TISSUES | 39 |
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adolescent spurt adult amount animals appears arteries atrophy baby become birth blood vessels boys calcium cartilage cause cell division cent centre changes child chronological age collagen collagen fibres connective tissue deficiency deposition diet differentiated epiphyseal plate epithelium example factors female fibroblasts figures foetal functional genetic girls gland grow growth curve growth hormone growth in height hair healing human increase individual infant injury kidney kind permission known layer less liver long bones loss lower limbs male mandible matrix measurements menarche mitosis mitotic muscle myelin nerve cells nerve fibres nervous system normal occurs old age organs ossification osteoclasts ovum pelvis perichondrium periosteum pituitary pituitary gland posture produce progress protein puberty regeneration region relatively replaced result secondary secretion shaft skeletal maturation skin skull Somatotype stage stem cells stimulated suprarenal surface teeth tend thyroid tumour uterus vertebra vertebral column wound