Puberty Flashcards
Adolescence
A transitional period beginning with sexual maturity and ending with growth cessation and movement towards emotional maturity.
Example: changing from a boy to a man.
Apocrine glands
Sweat glands in the axillae and pubic region.
Bulimia
An eating disorder characterized by a series of binges followed by purging or self induced vomiting.
Depression
Prolonged feelings of profound sadness and unworthiness.
Emotions.
Expressed feeling tones that influence a persons behavior.
Example: going from being happy and then suddenly sad or angry.
Estrogen
Hormone produced by the ovary.
Testes.
The Male glands, produce testosterone
Testosterone
The male sex hormone produced by the interstitial cells of the testes
Sperm
The male sex cell
Larynx
The voice box that houses the vocal cords.
Pituitary gland
Puberty begins when this gland starts to release the lutinizing hormone.