Human Life Span Age 0-4

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The Human Life Span Of Will Smith. P1: Describe physical, intellectual, emotional and social development for each of the life stages of an individual. Willard Christopher “Will” Smith Jr (better known as Will Smith) was born on September 25th 1968 in West Philadelphia. Will Smith was the second of four children of Caroline and Willard C Smith. He is of both African American and Native American heritage and has three children. Will attended the Overbrook High School located in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He got the nickname "Prince" because of the way he could charm his way out of trouble. Physical Development. Human life begins with conception. A fertile woman produces an egg cell each month two weeks after the last menstrual period. The egg cell travels from the ovary along the fallopian tube towards the uterus. If sexual intercourse takes place while the egg is in the fallopian tube, there is a possibility of conception. Fertilisation is when the genetic material in the sperm joins with the genetic material in the ovum to start a new life. Pregnancy (the gestation period) begins when a sperm penetrates an egg cell. One to one and a half days later the single egg cell starts to divide. After two or three days there are enough divided cells to make the fertilised egg the size of a pin head. The collection of cells then travel to the lining of the uterus where it then embeds its self and now becomes an embryo, which is attached to the wall of the uterus by a placenta. After three weeks the embryo becomes pear-shaped, with a rounded head, pointed lower spine, and notochord (forerunner of spinal cord) running along its back. At four weeks the embryo becomes C-shaped and a tail is visible. The umbilical cord forms and the forebrain enlarges. By the fifth week all the internal organs have begun to form. The embryo is vulnerable to

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