what is adolescence ?
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- what is adolescence ?
- The period of life, when the body undergoes changes, leading to reproductive maturity, is called adolescence.
- adolescence begins around the age of 11 and lasts upto 18 or 19 years of age.Since this period covers 'teen' ( 13 to 18 or 19 years of age ),adolescents are also called teenagers.
- In girls, main begin a year or two earlier than in boys. Also, the period of adolescence various from person to person.
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- The human body undergoes several changes during adolescence this change is marked the onset of puberty.
- The most conspicuous change during puberty is a sudden increase in height. At this time the long bones that is, the bones of the arms and the legs elongate and make a person tall.
- In boys, shoulders generally broaden as a result of growth and In girls, the region below the waist becomes wider.
- At puberty, the voice box are the larynx to grow. boys develop larger voice boxes.The drawing voice box in voice can be seen as the protruding part of the throat called Adam's apple. In girls, the learynx is hardly visible from the outside because of its small size. Generally, girls have a high pitched voice, boys have a deep voice.
- during puberty the secretion of sweat glands and sebaceous glands (oil glands) increases. Many young people get acne and pimples on the face at this time because of the increased activity of these glands in the skin.
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The period of life, when the body undergoes changes, leading to reproductive maturity, is called adolescence.
adolescence begins around the age of 11 and lasts upto 18 or 19 years of age.Since this period covers 'teen' ( 13 to 18 or 19 years of age ),adolescents are also called teenagers.
In girls, main begin a year or two earlier than in boys. Also, the period of adolescence various from person to person.
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