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Puberty
Physical Changes
Development
Nutrition, Sexuality, and Hygiene
Parents and Teachers
100
thyroid gland
What is the body part that is responsible for physical growth during puberty?
100
genitals increase in size
What is the first thing that matures in young adolescent males?
100
skeletal and muscular
What are the two systems that develop the most during adolescents?
100
20%
What is the percent of young adolescents that recieve the correct amount of fruits and vegetables per day?
100
an "awkward stage"
What is early adolescence often accompanied by?
200
gonads
What is the body part that is responsible for creating the sexual traits of male and females?
200
breast development
What is the first thing to change for adolescent females during puberty?
200
tailbone or coccyx
What is the name of the three bones that fuse together during adolescence?
200
obesity
What is something that could happen to young adolescents if not guided in their eating habits?
200
showers and changing clothes in a common area
What is something that should not be forced in relation to physical education classes?
300
9 to 16
What is the age range for puberty?
300
10-12
What is the age that girls start to have their growth spurt?
300
They need to be given breaks and conditioned properly.
What is something that needs to be done during sports and activites with middle school age students?
300
sweat gland
What is something that becomes more active in young teens?
300
all
What is some questions that parents or teachers should answer from young adolescents?
400
heredity
What is a major factor for the onset of puberty?
400
12-14
What is the age that boys start to have their growth spurt?
400
sebaceous or oil gland
What is the gland that becomes more active during puberty and causes pimples?
400
shower or bathe more frequently
What is something that young teens need to do in order to have good hygiene?
400
adopt the attitudes shown in the media
What is a side effect of parents or teachers misinforming young adolescents about sexual behavior?
500
25%
What is the percent of adolescents that experience nearsightedness during puberty?
500
decrease in fine motor control
What is some side effects of the rapid growth that young adolescents face during puberty?
500
an acute decline
What is something that parents claim about their adolescents hearing?
500
becoming attracted to others
What is something that begins to bud in young adolescents dealing with sexuality?
500
alternative seating positions
What is something that parents should accomdate relating to posture?