B5: Adolescence

Question 1

What is adolescence?

Answer 1

The time in your life where you change from a child into an adult.

Question 2

The body goes through 2 types of change during adolescence. These are…

Answer 2

1. Physical changes

2. Emotional changes

Question 3

The physical changes of adolescence are called…

Answer 3

…..puberty

Question 4

Why does puberty need to happen?

Answer 4

The reproductive system needs to develop so that the person can have children if they choose to.

Question 5

List 4 changes that happen to girls AND boys during puberty.

Answer 5

1. Pubic hair and underarm hair grows.
2. Body smell becomes stronger.
3. Emotional changes occur.
4. Growth spurt

Question 6

List 4 changes that happen only to girls during puberty.

Answer 6

1. Breasts develop
2. Ovaries start to release eggs
3. Periods start
4. Hips widen

Question 7

List 5 changes that happen only to boys during puberty.

Answer 7

1. Voice breaks (gets deeper)
2. Testes and penis get bigger
3. Testes start to produce sperm
4. Shoulders widen
5. Hair grows on face and chest

Question 8

What causes puberty to happen?

Answer 8

Sex hormones are released from the ovaries or testes which act as chemical messengers.

These hormones trigger physical changes.

Question 9

Where are male sex hormones made?

Answer 9

In the testes

Question 10

Where are female sex hormones made?

Answer 10

In the ovaries