B1.3.1 - Adolescence

Question 1

What is adolescence?

Answer 1

The time in your life where you change from a child into an adult.

Question 2

The body goes through 2 types of change during adolescence. These are…

Answer 2

1. Physical changes

2. Emotional changes

Question 3

The physical changes of adolescence are called…

Answer 3

puberty

Question 4

What is puberty

Answer 4

The physical changes of adolescence.

Question 5

During which age range does puberty usually occur in most people?

Answer 5

9-14

Question 6

Why does puberty need to happen?

Answer 6

The reproductive system needs to develop so that the person can have children if they choose to.

Question 7

List 4 changes that happen to girls AND boys during puberty.

Answer 7

1. Pubic hair and underarm hair grows.
2. Body smell becomes stronger.
3. Emotional changes occur.
4. Growth spurt

Question 8

List 4 changes that happen only to girls during puberty.

Answer 8

1. Breasts develop
2. Ovaries start to release eggs
3. Periods start
4. Hips widen

Question 9

List 5 changes that happen only to boys during puberty.

Answer 9

1. Voice breaks (gets deeper)
2. Testes and penis get bigger
3. Testes start to produce sperm
4. Shoulders widen
5. Hair grows on face and chest

Question 10

What causes puberty to happen?

Answer 10

Sex hormones are released from the ovaries or testes which act as chemical messengers.

These hormones trigger physical changes.

Question 11

Where are male sex hormones made?

Answer 11

In the testes

Question 12

Where are female sex hormones made?

Answer 12

In the ovaries

Question 13

How do hormones travel around the body?

Answer 13

In the bloodstream