Physical Changes
This becomes deeper during puberty.
What is your voice?
The significant and sudden changes in your emotional state
How often does a female get her period?
What is once a month? (about 28 days, but it could be shorter or longer, especially in the early years)
This male reproductive organ produces sperm
What are testicles
This change in height that happens rapidly during puberty is commonly called this
What is a growth spurt?
This feeling often becomes stronger during puberty as you start to care more about what others think of you
What is self-consciousness
At what age does a girl typically get her period?
Between the ages of 10 and 16.
This organ, about the size of a fist, is where a fertilized egg implants and grows during pregnancy
What is the uterus?
True or false? Breast growth occurs in both males and females?
What is true?
During puberty, what becomes more important and complex because teens start to value this type of connection more deeply?
what are relationships - both friendships and romantic
How long does a period last?
What is 3 - 7 days.
This is the process when a sperm cell joins with an egg cell
What is fertilization.
This hormone increases in boys during puberty and is responsible for deeper voices and muscle growth
What is testosterone?
What is True
What is PMS?
What is premenstrual syndrome
This process occurs when a mature egg is released from the ovary
What is ovulation
This is the name for the chemicals in your body that cause your body to change. They are produced by the pituitary gland.
What are hormones?
As teens develop their own beliefs, opinions, and sense of independence, they are forming this important part of their personality
How many phases are there in the menstrual cycle?
4: Menstruation, Follicular Phase, Ovulation, and the Luteal Phase
These are the male and female reproductive cells needed to create a pregnancy.
What are sperm and egg cells?