FRHD 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Incest Taboo, Genotype, Cardiac Output

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2280
• Professor: Jenny Glozman

Document Summary

Refers to changes in physiology, anatomy, physical functioning, and physical appearance. Hypothalamus stimulates and regulates production of hormones in other glands in the body. Hypothalamus increases it"s production of the hormone gnrh and releases it in 2 hour intervals. As gnrh production increases, it triggers the pituitary gland and releases. Hypothalamus pituitary gonads secondary sex characteristics. Set point: optimal level of hormones in the body. Rapid changes in height, weight, muscle and fat. Girls start growth spurt about 2 years earlier. Peak height velocity (boys 14 and girls 12) Girls final height at age 15 and boys at 17. Not all body parts grow at same time. Girls heart rates grow faster than boys. Used white boys and girls from state-run foster homes in great britain. His descriptions of puberty still hold up today. Girls: pubic hair, breast buds, growth spurt, growth of reproductive organs, menarche, underarm hair, increased skin oil.