Describe The Development Of Secondary Sexual Characteristics At Puberty In The Female

Question 1

What is puberty?

Answer 1

Where the internal reproductive organs reach maturity.

Question 2

What part of the brain releases a certain hormone? What is that hormone?

Answer 2

Hypothalamus.
Releases luteinising hormone releasing hormone ( LHRH)

Question 3

What does LHRH do?

Answer 3

Acts on the anterior pituitary gland, causing the release of follicle stimulation hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH)

Question 4

What do FSH and LH do?

Answer 4

Cause ovaries to secrete oestrogens.
Oestrogen is responsible for secondary sex characteristics

Question 5

What are the 6 secondary sex characteristics in females?

Answer 5

1. Maturation of the uterus, uterine tubes and ovaries
2. Development and enlargement of breasts
3. Growth of pubic and axillary hair
4. Increase in height
5. Widening of the pelvis
6. Increased fat deposition in the subcutaneous tissue around hips and breasts