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FRHD 1010
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Puberty Answer - the time between the first onrush of hormones and full adult
physical development. Puberty usually lasts three to five years. Many more
years are required to achieve psychosocial maturity.
When does puberty start? Answer - between 8-14
When does most physical growth and maturation end? Answer - 4 years after
first signs appear
Some individuals add height, weight and muscle until age: Answer - 20
Girls + puberty Answer - observable changes of puberty begin with nipple
growth, then pubic hair, then peak growth spirt, widening of hips, first
menstrual period menarche - a girls first mentrural period, signaling that she
has begun ovulation. Pregnancy is biologically possible, but ovulation and
mensturation are often irregular for years after menarche, full pubic hair
pattern, and breast maturation.
Average age of menarche among normal weight girls Answer - 12 years, 8
months.
Boys + puberty Answer - growth of testes, initial pubic hair, growth of penis,
first ejaculation of seminal fluid spermarche - a boys first ejaculation of sperm.
Erections can occur as early as infancy, but ejaculation signals sperm
production. Spermarche may occur during sleep (in a "wet dream") or via
,direct stimulation, facial hair, peak growth spurt, deepening of voice, final
pubic hair growth.
Typical age of spermarche Answer - just under 13 years
Entire process of puberty begins with an invisible event: Answer - a marked
hormonal increase.
Hormones Answer - • an organic chemical substance that is produced by one
body tissue and conveyed via the bloodstream to another to affect some
physiological function.
o Regulate hunger, sleep, moods, stress, sexual desire, immunity, reproduction,
and many other bodily reactions
Pituitary Answer - a gland in the brain that responds to a signal from the
hypothalamus by producing many hormones, including those that regulate
growth and that control other glands, among them the adrenal and sex glands.
Adrenal glands Answer - two glands, located above the kidneys, that produce
hormones (including "stress hormones" epinephrine (adrenaline) and
norepinephrine)
What stimulates adrenal glands? Answer - Pituitary glands produce hormones
that stimulate it
HPA axis Answer - a sequence of hormone production that originates in the
hypothalamus, moves to the pituitary, and then ends in the gonads.
, In adolescence, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is released by the
Answer - hypothalamus, causing the pituitary to release gonadotropins
(LH&FSH), which in turn activate the gonads.
What enlarge and increase their production of sex hormones? Answer -
gonads
Estradiol Answer - a sex hormone, considered the chief estrogen. Females
produce much more estradiol than males do
Estrogens Answer - female hormones
Testosterone Answer - a sex hormone, the best known of the androgens (male
hormones); secreted in far greater amounts by males than by females.
Androgens Answer - male hormones
When do psychological disorders in both sexes increase? Answer - at
adolescence, but males are twice as likely as females to become schizophrenic,
whereas females are twice as likely to become depressed.
Primary sex characteristics Answer - • the parts of the body that are directly
involved in reproduction, including the vagina, uterus, ovaries, testicles, and
penis
o During puberty, increase dramatically in size and matures in function
Secondary Sex characteristics Answer - • physical traits that are not directly
involved in reproduction but that indicate sexual maturity, such as a mans
beard and a womans breasts.
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