puberty Flashcards
Primary sex characteristics
refer to changes to the sexual organs themselves (uterus, vagina, penis, and testes)
Secondary sex characteristics
refer to other visible changes that mark adult maturation such as changes in height and body shape.
Obvious Signs (Secondary Sex Characteristics) (female):
Voice deepens, breast development, growing height, pubic hair, armpit hair, wider hips
Not so obvious (Primary Sex Characteristics) (female)
Menstruation, eggs mature
Endocrine Glands
Control hormones
Pituitary Gland
In charge of growth and signals the start of puberty
Ovaries
Organs that contain eggs
Estrogen
Hormones that produce female secondary sex characteristics
Oil and Sweat Glands
Causes acne and bad smells
Ovulation
the release of a mature egg from an ovary
Menstruation
the monthly release of the blood-rich lining of the uterus along with an unfertilized egg
Obvious Signs (Secondary Sex Characteristics) (male)
pubic hair, armpit hair, development of the Adam’s apple, voice change, height, chest gets wider
Not so obvious (Primary Sex Characteristics) (male)
sperm/semen production, testes lower
Testes
produce sperm
Testosterone
the male hormone that causes secondary sex characteristics
Penis
primary male sex organ
Erection
when blood rushes to the penis which causes it to become stiff/stand up
Ejaculation
semen is released from an erect penis
Nocturnal Emission
also known as a wet dream, when a male ejaculates in his sleep
semen vs sperm
Semen is the whole thing and sperm is a part. Semen is the liquid the sperm is held in
