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Guide 7B

Life Stages

Developmental changes over time

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In this guide we will track developmental changes from reproduction through aging.

Video Overview

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Life Stages Guide Contents

Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.

Life Stages Objectives

Reproduction

List factors that can cause infertility, including reproductive age limits; describe male reproductive structures, including their role in producing and delivering sperm; and describe female reproductive structures, including their role in egg and milk production.


Pregnancy & Infancy

List key stages of development after fertilization; describe impacts on a woman’s body during pregnancy; and provide characteristics of a newborn, including structures and behaviors. 

Puberty

Describe physical changes that occur to both genetic female and male children during puberty; list the reproductive organ changes that occur during puberty; and define menopause and andropause and describe how it relates to hormones.

Aging

Indicate how aging impacts organs within a variety of organ systems; describe what incontinence is and list different forms of incontinence, and explain how aging is more than just organ health.

Life Stages Product Page

Look ahead to the products (quiz & media piece) you will be making after completing this guide’s four activity pages.

Life Stages Resource Page

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