Reaching the Age of Adolescence
- Adolescence
- The time period when the body undergoes changes to reach reproductive maturity is known as adolescence.
- It begins around the age of 11 and lasts till about 18 or 19 years of age.
- Adolescence in girls can begin one or two years earlier than boys.
- Puberty
- The various changes that occur in the body during adolescence marks the onset of puberty.
- Puberty ends when teenagers attain sexual maturity.
- Changes that take place during puberty
- Increase in height
- It is caused by the growth in long bones of the arms and legs.
- Girls grow faster than boys initially but both reach their maximum height by the age of 18 years.
- Change in body shape
- Boys develop broader shoulders, wider chests, and prominent muscles.
- In girls the region below the waist becomes wider.
- Change in the voice p…
- Increase in height
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