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19 Cards in this Set
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An area in the base of the brain that, in addition to regulating several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, and body temperature), directs the production of hormones via the pituitary gland.
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Hypothalamus
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A gland that, in response to a biochemical signal from the hypothalamus, produces hormones that regulate growth and control other glands, including the adrenal glands.
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Pituitary gland
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A pair of glands located above the kidneys that secrete the hormones epinephrine (adrenaline) an norepinephrine (noradrenaline), which help to arouse the body in time of stress.
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adrenal glands
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The hypothalamus/pituitary/adrenal axis, a route followed by many kinds of hormones to trigger the changes of puberty and to regulate stress, growth, sleep, appetite, sexual excitement, and various other bodily changes.
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HPA axis
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The pair of sex glands in humans. In females, they are called the ovaries; in males, they are called testes or testicles.
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gonads
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A sex hormone, secreted in greater amounts by females than by males.
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estrogen
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A sex hormone, secreted in greater amounts by males than by females.
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testosterone
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A female's first menstrual period.
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menarche
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A male's first ejaculation of live sperm, whether through masturbation, a wet dream, or sexual contact with another person.
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spermarche
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The period of relatively sudden and rapid physical growth of every part of the body that occurs during puberty.
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growth spurt
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The sex organs - those parts of the body that are directly involved in reproduction, including the vagina, uterus, ovaries, testicles, and penis.
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primary sex characteristics
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Body characteristics that are not directly involved in reproduction but that indicate sexual maturity, such as a man's beard or a woman's breasts.
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secondary sex characteristics
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An infection spread by sexual contact, including syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV.
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sexually transmittted infection (STI)
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The use of an unconsenting person for one's own sexual pleasure. Sexual activity is abusive whenever it is not mutual, whenever consent is not freely given, or whenever a person does not understand or feels obligated to agree to a sexual encounter.
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sexual abuse
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Any activity in which an adult uses a child for his or her own sexual stimulation or pleasure - even if the use does not involve physical contact. Child pornography, fondling, and lewd comments by strangers are all examples of child sexual abuse.
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child sexual abuse
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The ingestion of a drug, regardless of the amount or effect.
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drug use
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The ingestion of a drug to the extent that if impares the user's biological or psychological well-being.
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drug abuse
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A situation in which a person craves more of a drug in order to feel physically or psychologically at ease.
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drug addiction
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Drugs - usually tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana - whose use increase the risk that a person will later use harder drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.
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gateway drugs
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