PUBERTY GENERAL FACTS
PUBERTY BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
PUBERTY AND THE BODY
Parents and Teachers
Odds and Ins
100
BETWEEN AGE OF 9 AND 16 Adolescents generally enter puberty between the ages of
What is 9 and 16
100
What organs grow during puberty
What is the Heart and Lungs
100
What gland is located in the throat?
What is the Thyroid Gland
100
During the awarkward stage teachers should expect
What is Accidents
100
Since extremities grow faster than the body most teens loss their
What is coordination
200
What gender generally enters puberty first
WHAT is Girls
200
What gland causes oil to form on the since and also causes pimples
WHAT is the Oil Gland or Sebaceous
200
ADRENAL GLAND What gland is located above the kidney
What is the Adrenal GLAND
200
What should teachers do to meet the adolscents abundance of energy?
what is allow movement
200
Since bones grow faster than muscles most teens are vulnerable to
What is Broken Bones or Injuries
300
What ethinic group generally reaches puberty first
What is African American's
300
What percent of adolescents form nearsightedness during puberty
What is 25%
300
The testes produce what hormone
What is Testosterone
300
Since Adolescents are trying to carve out their own identity teachers should avoid
What is comparisons to peers or siblings
300
Santrock (2005) says it is advantageous for males to mature early because it increases
What is Social Status and Self-Confidence
400
What emotional issue can influence when an adolescent enters puberty
What is Stress
400
What percent of young teens consume the recommended allotment of five servings of fruits and vegetables
What 20%
400
The gonads in females are refered to as
What is the Ovaries
400
As teachers we should encourage adolescents to ask
What is questions
400
Friesch states that a girl must weigh how much before they have their first period
What is 106
500
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM What system that has dormant since childhood becomes active during puberty
What is the Endocrine System
500
What must be maintained as a result of perspiration in adolescents
WHAT is Hygiene
500
2-4 INCHES GAIN 8-10 POUNDS During a growth spurt an adolescent could grow as much as
What is 2-4 inches and gain 8-10 pounds
500
Who generally is the best source of information for adolescents
What is The Parents
500
1/3 of all sports injuries occur between the ages of
What is 5-14
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