what are secondary sexual characters? Mention the male and female secondary sexual characters in humans being.
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Answer:
Differences in size between sexes are also considered secondary sexual characteristics. In humans, visible secondary sex characteristics include pubic hair, enlarged breasts and widened hips of females, and facial hair and Adam's apples on males.
Explanation:
Secondary sexu....aal characters are features that appear during puberty in humans, and at sexual maturity in other animals.
Secondary sexual characters in males:
-growth of body hair, including underarm, abdominal, chest hair and pubic hair, facial hair.
-increase muscle mass and strength
-lower body fat percentage
-enlargement of larynx( Adam's apple) and deepening of voice
Secondary sexual characteristics
Secondary sexual characters are those characters that are governed by the hormones released at the time of puberty and usually are around two years earlier in females than in men.
The secondary sexual characteristics in males are :
1. Hair growth on the face in the form of a beard and mustache
2. The growth of his testicles
3. Heavier musculature
4. Adam's apple development
5. The larynx becomes larger resulting in a deeper voice
The secondary sexual characteristics in females are:
1. Development of breast
2. Lighter musculature
3. Shrill and a higher pitch voice
4. Broadening of hips due to fat deposition