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| Physical Manifestation in Puberty |
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Definition
Rapid Growth
Development of Primary and Secondary Sex Charecteristics
Changes in Body Composition
Changes in Respiratory & Circulatory Sytem |
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Definition
Happens earlier than boys (11 or 12 yrs old)
Begins earlier in each generation
Environmental Influence
90% of girls growth complete by menarch |
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Term
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Definition
First Period
Occurs later in poor developing countries
Relates to environmental stress
Influenced by fat to muscle proportion |
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Term
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Definition
BEGINS at puberty and can go into early 20's
Enlargement of prostate gland and seminal vesicles
Penis enlargement begins at 12 and lasts for 3 to 4 years
Spermarche at age 13 |
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Term
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Definition
Pattern of phsyical change occuring over time because of better nutrition
ie. Earlier starts of puberty |
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Term
| Primary sex charecteristics |
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Definition
Testes in males
Ovaries in females
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Term
| Secondary Sex Charecteristics |
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Definition
| Change in genitals and breasts, development of sex organs, and growth of hair in pubic, facial and body regions |
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