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Primary sex characteristics

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refer to changes to the sexual organs themselves (uterus, vagina, penis, and testes)

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Secondary sex characteristics

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refer to other visible changes that mark adult maturation such as changes in height and body shape.

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Obvious Signs (Secondary Sex Characteristics) (female):

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Voice deepens, breast development, growing height, pubic hair, armpit hair, wider hips

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Not so obvious (Primary Sex Characteristics) (female)

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Menstruation, eggs mature

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Endocrine Glands

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Control hormones

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Pituitary Gland

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In charge of growth and signals the start of puberty

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Ovaries

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Organs that contain eggs

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Estrogen

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Hormones that produce female secondary sex characteristics

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Oil and Sweat Glands

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Causes acne and bad smells

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Ovulation

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the release of a mature egg from an ovary

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Menstruation

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the monthly release of the blood-rich lining of the uterus along with an unfertilized egg

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Obvious Signs (Secondary Sex Characteristics) (male)

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pubic hair, armpit hair, development of the Adam’s apple, voice change, height, chest gets wider

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Not so obvious (Primary Sex Characteristics) (male)

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sperm/semen production, testes lower

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Testes

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produce sperm

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Testosterone

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the male hormone that causes secondary sex characteristics

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Penis

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primary male sex organ

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Erection

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when blood rushes to the penis which causes it to become stiff/stand up

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Ejaculation

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semen is released from an erect penis

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Nocturnal Emission

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also known as a wet dream, when a male ejaculates in his sleep

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semen vs sperm

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Semen is the whole thing and sperm is a part. Semen is the liquid the sperm is held in

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