Development of the human body

<p>Development of the human body is the process of <a href="/facts/Cell_growth/wbArMaJU">growth</a> to <a href="/facts/Adulthood/dojHcGa2">maturity</a>. The process begins with <a href="/facts/Human_fertilization/0E4Pp1qM">fertilization</a>, where an <a href="/facts/Egg_cell/gJyW3W3W">egg</a> released from the <a href="/facts/Ovary/z2hG6bNy">ovary</a> of a female is penetrated by a <a href="/facts/Spermatozoan/sTG4GWc0">sperm cell</a> from a male. The resulting <a href="/facts/Zygote/mSu2xMWA">zygote</a> develops through <a href="/facts/Mitosis/ExxrSUs8">mitosis</a> and <a href="/facts/Cell_differentiation/bCVqUG7w">cell differentiation</a>, and the resulting <a href="/facts/Embryo/9QHnLVLN">embryo</a> then <a href="/facts/Implantation_(human_embryo)/k6XJfNMv">implants</a> in the <a href="/facts/Uterus/LIrApMXs">uterus</a>, where the embryo continues development through a <a href="/facts/Fetus/evocHd0Y">fetal stage</a> until <a href="/facts/Childbirth/KaWFJ4kG">birth</a>. Further growth and development continues after birth, and includes both <a href="/facts/Physical_development/9dLJhCCv">physical</a> and <a href="/facts/Psychological_development/Myy826TQ">psychological development</a> that is influenced by <a href="/facts/Genetics/bu8wne0A">genetic</a>, <a href="/facts/Hormonal/WFnBnINJ">hormonal</a>, <a href="/facts/Biophysical_environment/PNzMrGrz">environmental</a> and other factors. This continues throughout <a href="/facts/Life/DNw7NUId">life</a>: through <a href="/facts/Childhood/GGe19I8d">childhood</a> and <a href="/facts/Adolescence/XUkTHFyd">adolescence</a> into <a href="/facts/Adulthood/dojHcGa2">adulthood</a>.
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Development of the human body