01:830:271 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pubic Hair, Endocrine System, Age 13
25 May 2016
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The nature of adolescence: g. stanley hall proposed the storm-and-stress view that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings. Puberty a brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that take place during this period of development. Pinpointing the beginning and end of puberty is difficult. Female characteristics: breasts enlarge, pubic hair appears, hair appears in the armpits, grows in height and hips becomes wider than shoulders. Girls tend to outweigh boys, but by about age 14 boys begin to surpass girls. Hormones the powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream: endocrine system"s role in puberty involves the interaction of the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, and the gonads. Hypothalamus a structure of the brain that monitors eating and sex. Pituitary glands an important endocrine gland that controls growth and regulates other glands.
