Week 3-4 Study Guide (Puberty)

Sweat glands

________ in the skin increase production, making the skin oilier and more prone to acne, and resulting in a stronger body odor.

Puberty

________ begins earlier in cultures where good nutrition and medical care are widely available.

immune system

The ________ is at its most effective during the emerging adult years.

Females

________ are born with about 400, 000 immature eggs in each ovary.

Gonadotropins

________ are sex hormones that stimulate growth of gametes, FSH LH.

Male puberty rituals

________ typically require the young man to display courage, strength, and endurance.

leptin levels

Puberty begins in the hypothalamus by releasing GnRH every 2 hours, beginning once ________ reach a set point.

hypothalamus monitors

1 ________ sex hormones against the set point 2 pituitary gland, controlled by hormones secreted by the hypothalamus.

Androgens

________ are produced by the adrenal gland as well as sex glands, increases in ACTH produced by pituitary gland ramp up production of androgens in adrenal glands.

Leptin

________ is produced by fat cells so lack of adequate fat cells can delay pubertal onset.

Pubertal growth

________ is asynchronistic, meaning some parts grow faster than others.

Puberty rituals

________ are more common for those in traditional cultures.

Reaction range

________ means that genes establish a range of possible development and environment determines where development takes place within that range.

Secondary sex characteristics

________ are other bodily changes of puberty, not including the ones related directly to reproduction.