CH11 Physical and Cognitive Development
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Puberty
A brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in the early adolescence that provides stimulation for rapid physical development.
Male Pubertal Characteritics
Increase in body size
Appearance of pubic hair, armpit hair, facial hair, chest hair.
Voice Change
Female Pubertal
Marked weight and height gains
Pubic hair growth
Breast growth
Menarche: A girls first menstruation
Hormones
Powerful chemical substances secreted by endocrine glands and carried throughout the body to bloodstream.
Testosterone
Associated in boys with genital develop increased height and deepening in voice.
Estradiol
Type of estrogen that in girls is associated breast, uterine, and skeletal development.
Amygdala
The limbic system structure especially involved in emotion
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