Changes in Puberty and Adolesecence
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- Created on: 05-03-16 14:03
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- Changes in Puberty and Adolescence
- Puberty
- Secondary sexual characteristics emerge
- Starts at age 10 in girls and age 12 in boys (on average)
- Usually complete by late teens
- Breasts develop ( females)
- Pelvis becomes broader ( Females)
- Menstruation begins ( Females)
- The voice becomes deeper ( Males)
- Shoulders become broader ( Males)
- Production of Sperm begins ( Males)
- Reproductive organs increase in size ( Both sexes)
- Adolescence
- Sudden increase in growth rate.
- Leads to adult who can care for young.
- Called second growth spurt.
- Height may increase by 8-16 cm per year
- In girls occurs between the ages of 10 and 14 but in boys it is usually between ages 12 and 16 .
- This leads to men being generally larger than women
- In girls occurs between the ages of 10 and 14 but in boys it is usually between ages 12 and 16 .
- Height may increase by 8-16 cm per year
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- Puberty
- Secondary sexual characteristics emerge
- Starts at age 10 in girls and age 12 in boys (on average)
- Usually complete by late teens
- Breasts develop ( females)
- Pelvis becomes broader ( Females)
- Menstruation begins ( Females)
- The voice becomes deeper ( Males)
- Shoulders become broader ( Males)
- Production of Sperm begins ( Males)
- Reproductive organs increase in size ( Both sexes)
- Puberty
- Sudden increase in growth rate.
- Puberty
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