Endocrine System
Physical Development
Emotional Development
100
Small gland at the base of the brain about the size of a pea.
What is the pituitary gland?
100
Usually enters their growth spurt around 10-12 years old
What is girls?
100
Traditionally been attributed to normal hormonal fluctuations in adolescents.
What is moodiness?
200
Works with the pituitary gland to control all other endocrine organs.
What is the hypothalamus?
200
Last change in the sequence for young adolescent males.
What is growth of facial hair?
200
A sense of control and mastery.
What is confidence?
300
Produces the hormone adrenaline
What is the adrenal gland?
300
The age that One-third of all sports related injuries in the U.S. occur to young adolescents and children.
What is between the ages of 5-14?
300
Studies have found that young adolescents consistently cite this as the domain to which they ascribe the most value.
What is physical appearance?
400
Both skeletal and muscular growth and maturation are largely controlled by this.
What is the Thyroid?
400
The fusing of the last 3 vertebrae during adolescence to form the adult coccyx.
What is ossification?
400
Constructed around a sense of competency, confidence, and efficacy.
What is self-esteem?
500
The gonads in females
What is the ovaries?
500
As many as 25% of young adolescents experience an inability to focus properly on distant objects, but can see clearly things that are at close range.
What is nearsightedness or myopia?
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