Book contents
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background to the Study of Human Growth
- 2 Basic Principles of Human Growth
- 3 The Evolution of Human Growth
- 4 Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
- 5 Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
- 6 Genetic and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Human Growth
- 7 What Makes People Grow?
- 8 A Biocultural View of Human Growth
- Glossary
- References
- Index
2 - Basic Principles of Human Growth
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2020
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Patterns of Human Growth
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background to the Study of Human Growth
- 2 Basic Principles of Human Growth
- 3 The Evolution of Human Growth
- 4 Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
- 5 Growth Variation in Living Human Populations
- 6 Genetic and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Human Growth
- 7 What Makes People Grow?
- 8 A Biocultural View of Human Growth
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
Review of growth and development process before and after birth. Definition of tissue types, hyperplasia, and hypertrophy. Brain and language development, theory of mind, weaning, motor development, and dental development are covered. The human stages of infant, child, juvenile, adolescent, and adult are defined. Human senescence is described.
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- Patterns of Human Growth , pp. 72 - 142Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020