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Fontenelles Soft spots at the back and front of the baby's head. This helps the head fit. Can withstand normal contact and pressure and close around 18mths.
Neonate New born baby. will be very active for about 15-30 min after birth and then sleep for hours.
Dr. Virginia Apgar and the Apgar System She was an OBGYN who developed this system to determine a neonates health at 1 and 1 mins. This was used by drs so that they didn't have to call the baby doctor in the middle of the night if the baby was fine. It was based on a 0-2 number system.
Apgar System 1. Heart Rate 2. Efforts to breath 3. Muscle Tone 4. Skin Color 5. Reflex irritability
Average weight and height at birth 7.5 lbs and 20 inches
Rapid Eye Movement sleep REM That period of sleep when dreams occur. This constitutes about 50% of baby's sleep and 20% of adults sleep. During this time the eyes move rapidly under the eyelids, there is twitching, and breathing is quick and irregular.
Non-REM Opposite of REM, quiet sleeping, non jerky, regular slow breathing, divided into 4 stages from very light to very deep.
Neurons and Glial Cells and Myelin The 2 kinds of cells that make up the brain. Neurons deal with info through electrochemical means Glial cells make a sheaf called myelin that surrounds the neurons. Myelin increases and insulates transmission of info.
Peripheral Nervous System All nerves outside the CNS
Central Nervous System Brain and the spinal cord
Forebrain Outermost part of the brain that surrounds the midbrain. Top layer of forebrain is call the cerebral cortex.
Midbrain Continuous with and anterior to the pons, middle part of brain.
Hind brain Medulla Pons Cerebellum Medulla and pons are larger continuation of the spinal cord after it enters the skull. Cerebellum big structure to the back of the medulla and pons.
Fully Funcioning Level Fully functioning by 7-8 mths
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