primary and secondary characteristics of female and male puberty
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- Created on: 18-10-22 13:40
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- changes in pubery
- primary charactersitics
- -organs and cells that are present at birth but do not develop until puberty. -changes in reproductiv organs and the pituitary gland induced changes
- female primary charcaterstics
- uterus enlarges and the vagina lengthens
- the ovaries begin to release eggs
- the menstrual cycle commences
- male primary characteristics
- enlargement of penis and testes
- spontaneous erections caused by blood flowing into chambers of penis
- the testicles begin to produce spermatozoa.
- secondary charactersitcs
- -develop during puberty outward -signs of growing from child to adulthood
- female secondary characteristics
- breast develop and areola (the area around *******) swells and darkens
- hair grows in armpits and pubic area
- redistribution of body fat causing hips to widen
- male secondary characteristics
- changes in larynx (adams apple) causing voice to deepen
- hair grows in armpits, facial hair and pubic hair
- redistribution of muscle tissue and fat
- primary charactersitics
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