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  2. Adolescence - Wikipedia

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    During their peak height velocity (the time of most rapid growth), adolescents grow at a growth rate nearly identical to that of a toddler—about 10.3 cm (4 inches) per year for males and 9 cm (3.5 inches) per year for females. [38] In addition to changes in height, adolescents also experience a significant increase in weight (Marshall, 1978).

  3. Bone age - Wikipedia

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    Images in the Greulich and Pyle atlas came from healthy white boys and girls enrolled in the Brush Foundation Study for Human Growth and Development between the years 1931 and 1942. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] To assign a bone age to the patient under review, a radiologist compares the patient's hand and wrist x-ray to images in the Greulich and Pyle atlas.

  4. Development of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Until the maturation of their reproductive capabilities, the pre-pubertal physical differences between boys and girls are the external sex organs. On average, girls begin puberty around ages 10–11 and end puberty around 15–17; boys begin around ages 11–12 and end around 16–17.

  5. Puberty - Wikipedia

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    A 2006 study in Denmark found that puberty, as evidenced by breast development, started at an average age of 9 years and 10 months, a year earlier than when a similar study was done in 1991. Scientists believe the phenomenon could be linked to obesity or exposure to chemicals in the food chain, and is putting females at greater long-term risk ...

  6. Child development stages - Wikipedia

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    Typically grows at a similar rate to the previous month, usually growing between 1 and 1.5 inches (2.5 and 3.8 cm) and gaining about 2 pounds (910 g). [ 23 ] Resting heart rate is usually between 80 and 160 beats per minute, and it typically stays within that range until the infant is about one year old.

  7. For 9 years, 9 months and 9 days he was unbeaten: A new ... - AOL

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    Danny Harris (right) crosses the finish line first to beat Moses (left) in the 400m hurdle race in 1987 to end Moses' 122-race winning run. - Adam Lubroth/AP That one false step did me in that day.

  8. Human brain development timeline - Wikipedia

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    Cortical white matter increases from childhood (~9 years) to adolescence (~14 years), most notably in the frontal and parietal cortices. [8] Cortical grey matter development peaks at ~12 years of age in the frontal and parietal cortices, and 14–16 years in the temporal lobes (with the superior temporal cortex being last to mature), peaking at about roughly the same age in both sexes ...

  9. ‘The Boys’ Suffers Growing Pains in Its Darkest Season Yet ...

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    Production on Season 4 of the Amazon action satire wrapped over a year ago, with its release delayed by subsequent strikes in the entertainment industry. (Season 3 aired two full years ago, in the ...