adolescence

Question 1

define adolescence

Answer 1

experience of growth spurts and develop sexual characteristics in puberty

Question 2

what is the age range of adolescence

Answer 2

9-18 years old

Question 3

define primary characteristics

Answer 3

present at birth and can be seen as external and internal changes

Question 4

give an example of a female primary characteristic

Answer 4

ovaries

Question 5

give an example of a male primary characteristic

Answer 5

testes

Question 6

define secondary characteristics

Answer 6

emerge during puberty, not there form birth

Question 7

give an example of a female secondary characteristic

Answer 7

breasts grow, womb enlarges and periods start

Question 8

give an example of male secondary characteristics

Answer 8

voice drops and pubic hair begins to grow

Question 9

what is the female sexual hormone

Answer 9

oestrogen

Question 10

what is the male sexual hormone

Answer 10

testosterone

Question 11

define puberty

Answer 11

when people between the ages of 9 and 18 adapt to adult life by going through physical and sexual changes. sex hormones are responsible for the changes that occur in puberty. the pituitary gland controls the release of sex hormones in both males and females

Question 12

what are the female hormones responsible for

Answer 12

their ovaries start the release of these hormones and these are then responsible for ovulation and menstruation. after a females first period they are deemed fertile