ch 10

• Development Requires Change
• Early Development is essential for later development.
• The Pattern of Development is orderly and predictable
• Development occurs in the order of simple to complex
• Growth and Development are continuous
• Rates of development are unique
• GEF - Germinal, Embryotic, Foetal
• Germinal - Conception > implantation
• Embryotic - implantation > 8 weeks
• Foetal - 8 weeks > birth