Physiologic differences between infants, children and adults. I. Central Nervous System. Myelination of nerve fibers incomplete in newborn, muscle tone and reflexes are different (rooting/suckling reflex etc.), cerebral cortex less developed. Pain threshold of young children is lower than that of older children or adults because of more nerve endings/cm2 and immature inhibitory pathways. Infant skull much less rigid than adult; can estimate ICP by palpation of fontanelle. Autoregulation of CBF impaired in the sick newborn.
The 2016 Artesia, New Mexico, population is 12,036. There are 1,211 people per square mile (population density).
According to our research of New Mexico and other state lists there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Artesia, New Mexico as of April 20, 2017. The ratio of number of residents in Artesia to the number of sex offenders is 568 to 1.