Puberty Changes in Adolescents
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What is one key difference between the changes that occur in the early teenage years compared to the changes related to growth?

  • Enlargement of body organs
  • Changes in body proportions and features (correct)
  • Development of oily skin
  • Appearance of new facial hair
  • What is a specific change that happens to boys during early teenage years that distinguishes them from girls?

  • Increase in breast size
  • Thick facial hair growth (correct)
  • Darkening of the skin around nipples
  • Menstruation
  • Which of the following is NOT a change that can occur in both boys and girls during early teenage years?

  • Development of oily skin (correct)
  • Consciousness about body changes
  • Thick hair growth in the genital area
  • Darkening of the skin in the genital area
  • What bodily change might occur in boys during early teenage years which could happen either in daydreams or at night?

    <p>Erection of the penis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which change is more likely to be noticed by others due to its external visibility among early teenage boys?

    <p>Thick hair growth in new body areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common timeframe over which the changes described in the text typically occur?

    <p>Months and years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the period during adolescence when the reproductive tissues begin to mature?

    <p>Puberty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the body exhibit sexual maturation during adolescence?

    <p>To achieve reproductive tissue maturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do differences in hair growth, breast size, and other changes during adolescence vary among individuals?

    <p>Because of individual variations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the specialized function that human beings develop special tissues for during sexual maturation?

    <p>Germ-cell creation for reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the need for specialized cell types in multicellular bodies to carry out specific functions?

    <p>Cellular differentiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the process of sexual reproduction, how do germ-cells from two individuals join together?

    <p>By external release from one body</p> Signup and view all the answers

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