Physical Development In Adolescence Flashcards
What does adolescence mean
An important status change following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult
What hormone triggers puberty in both boys and girls?
Where does it come from in the body?
The gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH)
The hypothalamus in the brain
What does the GnRH hormone stimulate the release of? And what do they do
FSH and LH
They travel through the blood to the testicles and ovaries and switch on the development procedure which leads to sexual maturity
What horome is realised by girls as puberty progresses
Oestrogen and progesterone released by the ovaries once in the blood all types of changes start to happen
What horomes are released by boys as puberty progresses
Testosterone is releases from the testicles into the blood and causes change to start happening
What cab play a factor in when puberty is triggered
Nervous system
Hormones
Social and psychological factors
Eating habits
When does puberty start on girls
Between 8 and 13 (earlier then it use to use to start around 15)
When does puberty start in boys
Between 9 and 14
What does puberty mean
A rapid change in growth and is experienced by both men and women. Puberty starts when a hormone in the brains sends a signal go the pituitary gland which releasew hormones that stimulate the ovaries and testes
What does hormones mean
Chemical substances produced in the body and transported in the blood stream that control and regulate cells or body organs
What does testosterone stimulate in boys
Growth spurts
Growth of Penistone and testes
Public hair Growth
Development of muscles
Lowering of the voice
What does the release of oestrogen and progesterone stimulate
Growth spurts
Growth in breasts
Reproductive system stimulated
Regulation of the menstrual cycle
What does primary sexual characteristics mean?
Things you are born with that develop during puberty, involves changes and development of sexual organs
What does secondary sexual characteristics mean?
Appear during puberty and are outward signs of development from child to adult
Give 3 examples of primary sexual characteristics for girls
Uterus enlarges and vigina lengthens
Ovaries begins to release eggs
Menstrual cycle commences
