Puberty: What Happens?

It is the stage where rapid physical changes happens.

• Puberty

• Adolescence

• Adulthood

Gonads in a girls are called -

• ovaries

• testes

• egg cells

Gonads in boys are called -

• ovaries

• testes

• sperm cell

Physical growth in puberty includes -

• growth in height and weight

• transformations of external and internal organs

• appearance of Adam's Apple in boys

• menarche or wet dreams

The hormone Estrogen leads to -

• development of muscles

• development of breasts

• appearance of Adam's Apple

• widening of the pelvis

The hormone Testosterone in boys causes -

• increase in size and mass of testes, penis, muscles

• appearance of Adam's Apple

• menarche

Menstruation in girls occur -

• Between ages 12-13

• age 13

• ages 9

Puberty that starts earlier than usual is known as -

• precocious puberty

• delayed puberty

Puberty which starts later than usual is known as -

• precocious puberty

• delayed puberty

Girls usually complete puberty by ages -

• 15-17

• 16-17

• 18-19