CLA 3110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Endocrine System, Hypothalamus, Homeostasis
27 Jun 2020
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Go from having a child"s physique to an adult in a relatively short period of time. Important in thirst, hunder, sex, stress, response, and anxiety. Adrenal glands produce androgen called dehydroepiandrosterone (dhea) This causes development of axillary and pubic hair. In response, the hypothalamus starts to make gonadotropin. Triggers more luteinizing hormone (lh) and follicular stimulating hormones (fsh) A fundamental problem of development neurobiology - plant, 1988. Need to be 105 lbs or 47. 8 kgs. Leptin may trigger gnrh release through kisspeptin, expressing neurons. Time when you are growing the fastest. Weight is gained at a fast rate. Of adult body weight is gained in adolescence. Hands, feet, and head grow faster than the rest. 5. 5 kg at 8 years to 15 kg at 16 years. By the end of adolescence, they are 6x the volume. No sperm at birth or during childhood. After puberty they have 200-500 million sperm.
