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Pubertal maturation
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Process through which the primary sexual characteristics develop into adult form and the secondary sexual characteristics associated with puberty emerge and develop.
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Puberty
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period during which the primary sexual characteristics develop into adult form and the secondary sexual characteristics are emerging and developing and the capability to reproduce is attained.
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Prepubescent phase
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Stage in pubertal maturation during which some of the bodily changes associated with adolescence (changes in height, weight, fat and muscle distribution, glandular secretions, or sexual characteristics) have begun.
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Pubescent phase
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Stage in pubertal maturation during which most of the bodily changes associatd with adolescence have been initiated.
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Postpubescent phase
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Stage in pubertal maturation during which the bodily changes asociated with adolescence are completed.
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Endocrine glands
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Ductless glands, such as the pituitary gland, that secrete their content into the bloodstream.
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Hormones
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Chemicals relese into the bloodstream that have specific regulatory effects on the activity of certain organs.
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Exocrine glands
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Glands with an opening (duct), such as salivary and mammary glands, that secrete their content directly into the environment.
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Steroids
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Sex hormones (androgens in male and estrogen in females) tha control development of physical and physiological changes associated with pubertal maturation.
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Estrogens
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Female sex hormones associated with the development of secondary sexual characteristics in girls.
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Androgens
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Male sex hormones associated with the development of secondary sexual characteristics in boys.
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Primary sexual characteristics
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Physical attributes present at birth that involve internal and external genitalia.
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Secondary sexual characteristics
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Physical attributes that develop during puberty. ex. breasts in girls, and facial hair in males
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Early maturers
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Adolescents who attain the physical maturation characteristics of puberty earlier than the rest of their same-age peers.
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Late maturers
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Adolescents who attain the physical maturation characteristics of puberty later than most of their same age peers.
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Menarche
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Beginning of the first menstrual cycle.
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Secular trend
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Variation of adolescent bodily chages across history.
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Resiliency
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Presence of considerable physical and physiological ability to overcome adversities.
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Delayed puberty
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Being behind schedule, for a given age group, in reaching puberty.
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Precocious puberty
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Early or premature puberty
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Amenorrhea
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Failure to menstruate
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Obesity
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Condition characterized by an excessive accumulation of fat in the body.
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Anorexia nervosa
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Eating disorder characterized by low body weight due to a person's misperception of his or her body image and by the mistaken belief that he or she is overweight.
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Bulimia
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Eating disorder characterized by self-induced binge eating and purging behavior.
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dysmenorrhea
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difficult or painful menstruation.
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On-time maturers
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Adolescents who attain the physical maturation characteristics of puberty at the same time as most of theiry same age peers.
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