Growing evidence of the adaptive (what scientists call âplasticâ) capabilities of the older brain provide hope that people may be able to do things to sustain good brain function as they age. A variety of interacting factors, such as lifestyle, overall health, environment, and genetics also may play a role.
Body habitus, or simply habitus, is a medical term for âphysiqueâ or âbody type.â A wide range of factors can determine body type, and medical professionals often make a note of a patient's habitus on his or her chart as part of a general reference to provide information about the patient's history.
Growth habit is basically the shape a plant naturally wants to grow into and how the branching structure supports that shape. For example: Arborvitae âGreen Giantâ is pyramidal in form and proportionately much taller than wide. As a matter of fact, this plant will easily get to 30â² tall and 15â² wide in thirty years. Rapid growerâ¦I think so.