Chapter 9 Flashcards
(48 cards)
Years of rapid physical growth and sexual maturation that end childhood, producing a person of adult size, shape, and sexuality.
Puberty
Stacy has received her first menstrual period, which signals that she has begun ovulation. This is called __.
Menarche
Peter has ejaculated for the first time, which signals sperm production. This is called ___.
Spermarche
Body chemicals that regulate hunger, sleep, moods, stress, sexual desire, immunity, reproduction, and many other bodily reactions, including puberty.
Hormones
A relationship with hypothalamus to produce hormones
Biology
A sequence of hormone production that originates in the hypothalamus, moves to the pituitary. and then to the adrenal glands. Releases the increases of sex hormones.
HPA (Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal) axis
A sequence of hormone production that originates in the hypothalamus, moves to the pituitary and then to the gonads to produce estrogen and testosterone to push for puberty.
HPG (Hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad) axis
When hormone reach a certain level what happens?
It stops
Vagina, uterus, ovaries, testicles, and penis are called ___.
Primary Sex Characteristics
Breast and Beard are examples of ___.
Secondary Sex Characteristics
Power of menstrual blood has positive and negative ___.
Consequences
In this place, menarche is celebrated, subsequent menstruation women are restricted.
Asante tribe in Ghana
For the Orthodox Jews a ritual bath one week after menstruation. This is called ___.
Mikveh
This puberty rituals produces strength, courage, and endurance in who?
Males
In this place, a boy climbs on the back of a sponsor and runs through a gauntlet of older men who beat him on the back.
Sambia of New Gambia
In Amhara Ethiopia they do ___ ___ when they reach puberty.
Whipping contest
Some African and Asian countries do a public ____ when a child reaches puberty.
Circumcision
These girls tend to have lower lower self esteem, more depression, and poorer body image.
Early maturing girls
These boys are more aggressive, lawbreaking, and alcohol-abusing.
Early maturing boys
These boys tend to be more anxious, depressed, and afraid of sex.
Slow developing boys
An uneven jump in the size of almost every body part.
Growth Spurt
Girls diet partly because boys tend to prefer dating ___ girls
Thin
Boys want to look taller and stronger, a concern that increases from ages 12 to 17, partly because girls value well- developed muscles in ___.
Male
In adolescence the brain is still ___.
Growing
