Puberty and Body Changes

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What is a common change in both boys and girls during early teenage years?

  • Darkening of skin on the face
  • Growth of thick hair in armpits and genital area (correct)
  • Development of oily skin and pimples
  • Increase in breast size

What is a change specific to girls during early teenage years?

  • Development of oily skin and pimples
  • Growth of thick hair on legs and arms
  • Increase in breast size (correct)
  • Darkening of skin on the face

What is a change that occurs in both boys and girls during early teenage years?

  • Sudden increase in height
  • Development of facial hair
  • Thinner hair appearing on legs and arms (correct)
  • Deepening of voice

What is a change related to skin that occurs during early teenage years?

<p>The skin frequently becomes oily (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the new sensations experienced during early teenage years?

<p>Consciousness of one's own body and others in new ways (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the physical changes that occur during early teenage years?

<p>Body enlargement, appearance of the body changes, proportion change, new features appear, new sensations, hair growth in new areas, oily skin, development of pimples, increased awareness of own and others' bodies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What changes occur in the girls' bodies during early teenage years?

<p>Breast size begins to increase, darkening of the skin of the nipples.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the new sensations experienced during early teenage years?

<p>Thick hair growing in new parts of the body, skin becoming oily, development of pimples, increased awareness of own and others' bodies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the changes that occur in both boys and girls during early teenage years?

<p>Thick hair growing in new parts of the body, skin becoming oily, development of pimples, increased awareness of own and others' bodies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the changes that are different between boys and girls during early teenage years?

<p>Breast size increase and darkening of the skin of the nipples in girls.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Physical Changes During Adolescence

  • Body undergoes significant changes beyond just growth in size
  • Proportions change, new features appear, and new sensations emerge

Common Changes in Both Boys and Girls

  • Thick hair grows in new areas:
    • Armpits
    • Genital area between the thighs
  • Hair can also appear on:
    • Legs
    • Arms
    • Face
  • Skin becomes oily, leading to:
    • Pimples
    • Acne

Changes Specific to Girls

  • Breast size increases
  • Skin darkening occurs around the nipples at the tips of the breasts

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