what are the 3 ages everyone has? what do they represent?
when are you an embryo? when are you a fetus?
what ages are your most rapid time for development?
first 5 years
when is your juvenile growth spurt? how will this affect your adolescent growth spurt?
when is your adolescent growth spurt?
12-18
what is the prenatal age category?
conception to birth
when is the embryo age category?
0-8 weeks in utero
when is the fetus age category?
8 weeks to birth
when is the infancy age category? what and when are the subcategories?
when is the childhood age category? what and when are the subcategories?
when is the adolescent age category? what and when are the subcategories?
what is a juvenile?
18 and under
when does the majority of fusing happen?
during adolescence
what is an adult?
18+
when does the sphenoid-mastoid fontanelle fuse?
after birth
when does the posterior fontanelle fuse?
6 months
when does the anterior fontanelle fuse?
1-2 years
when does the metopic suture fuse?
2-4 years
when does the neural arch of the vertebrae fuse?
around 2 years
when do the pedicles fuse to the neural arches?
2-4 years
when do the neural arches of the sacrum fuse? which element is the first to fuse?
when do the lateral elements of the sacral body begin to fuse? which way do they fuse?
when do the sacral bodies fuse together? which way will they fuse?
what ages can the sacral element reveal?
ages 2-25