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Define gross-motor and fine-motor development and give examples of each.How do researchers today view the sequence of motor development?
Set Point
The point at which an individual’s “weight thermostat” is supposedly set. When the body falls below this weight, an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may act to restore the lost weight.
Body Weight
The quantitative measurement of the mass or heaviness of an individual's body, often used as an indicator of health status.
Lateral Hypothalamus
A region of the brain that plays a key role in hunger regulation and the initiation of eating behaviors as part of the hypothalamus.
Basal Metabolic Rate
The body's resting rate of energy expenditure.
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