Reaching The Age Of Adolescence Flashcards
Adolescents are also called as
Teenagers
Significant change when signifies puberty
Capability of reproduction
When does puberty end ?
When teenagers fully reach the reproductive maturity
Difference between adolsence and puberty
Puberty is part of adolescence where a body goes through physical changes whereas adolescence covers the whole experience of growing up including emotional , psychological changes
Conspicuous change
Height
Calculations for full height (cm)
Present height cm / % of full height at this age ×100
Do boys or girls grow faster in age and when do they reach their maximum height ?
Girls , 18
For how much time does the voice of a boy remain hoarse ?
A few days or weeks
Milk secreting glands are also known as
Mammary glands
Which controls all other secretions in body and is it an endocrine or exocrine gland ?
Pituitary gland which is an endocrine gland
Which makes ova mature in ovaried and sperms from testes ?
Pituitary gland secretions (FSH-follicle stimulating hormone)
The menstrual cycle in nutshell includes
Maturation of egg
It’s release
Thickening of the uterine wall
It’s breakdown ( if pregnancy doesn’t occur)
Do all cells in our body contain chromosomes?
Red blood cells and platelets do not actually have the chromosomes
What stress harmone does adrenal release ?
Cortisol
Where does GH influence?
Liver , skin , bones
Deficiency of iodine causes
goitre (hypo or hypersecretion of thryoxine harmone)
Whats health ?
Mental and physical well being
Is there rapid or slow growth during adolescence?
Rapid
Is there rapid or slow growth during adolescence?
Rapid
Which food in itself is balanced ?
Milk
What build blood ?
Iron
Which infection is causes by not cleaning up ?
Bacterial
Aids can be spread through
Syringes , breastfeeding, sexual intercourse
Aids can be spread through
Syringes , breastfeeding, sexual intercourse
Legal age of marriage
Boys;21 Girls:18
Which harmone does hypothalamic release ?
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
What induces TSH?
Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone (TRH)
Growth harmone is also called
Somato(body) tropic (influencing) hormone
Somatotropic
Primary hormones of thyroid gland ?
T3 and T4
1 atp =
55kj/g
Pancrease color and size
Yellow and 13cm
First part of small intestine
Duodenum
Highblood sugar
Insuline resistence
Excessive hunger
Polyphagia
Glycogen
Stored glucose in liver and muscles
Glycogen
Stored glucose in liver and muscles
Adrenal glands are also called
Suprarenals
3F hormone (Adrenaline)
Flight Fight Freeze
3F hormone (Adrenaline)
Flight Fight Freeze
