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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

FACT OR FALLACY!!

It takes about nine months for a fetus to

fully develop.

•FACT

The first stage of growth is infancy.

•FALLACY

By the time you leave infancy, all of your major organs have

formed.•FALLACY

Childhood begins at about age 2 and

extends to about age 12.

•FACT

Most 12 year olds are in their childhood stage of

development.

•FALLACY

You know when you begin adulthood when

puberty begins.

•FALLACY

Meeting new people is an example of an emotional change.

•FALLACY

During infancy you learn to catch a ball.

•FALLACY

Girls tend to have a second growth spurt

before boys.

•FACT

During childhood you learn many health skills that become habits you will use the rest of your

life.

•FACT

You know you are an adult when you move away from home and

get married.•FALLACY

You will stop growing during adulthood.

•FALLACY

Your endocrine system controls how your bones

and muscles grow.

•FALLACY

The thyroid gland makes a hormone that

controls changes in weight and emotions.

• FACT

The organs found in the endocrine system are

glands.

•FACT

During adolescence you may change the way

you think about friends and family members.

•FACT

The only real changes an adolescent goes

through are physical.

•FALLACY