Experiencing Adolescence: Males vs. Females Janet M. Sims PSYCH/600 October 14‚ 2013 Jody Pendleton Abstract Adolescence is the time when children undergo puberty by maturing psychologically and attaining more adult-like behavior. During the first stages of puberty adolescents have rapid height and weight gain‚ known as a growth spurt. Adolescents gain approximately 10 to 11 inches in height and about 50 to 75 pounds in weight. Body size grows immensely as a result of the growth hormone and
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Annotated Bibliography Matt. Mackenzie Topic: Elite Sport Resource 1 Magazine: Triathlete Location & Access: this magazine can be found in newsagents throughout Australia. As well as this it is cheap costing only $10.50 Subject Area: Nutrition for Triathletes at the elite level. Taylor‚ P. 2010‚ ‘Nutrition Q & A: Boost you immune system with good nutritional choices’‚ Triathlete magazine issue March 2010‚ pg. 118 In this article Taylor reviews the influences having a poor immune system
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Gender Identity Paper Inside the human body there are hormones which are chemicals that release into the human body by cells or glands which have direct influence over other cells in the body. The system that regulates these hormones is called the endocrine system. Hormones play an integral part in the human body regulating many bodily functions from growth to the fight or flight reflex‚ puberty‚ hunger‚ sex drive‚ the immune system and‚ even human behavior. Two of the most commonly known hormones
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Female reproduction Functions Transport eggs Transport sperm from uterus Fertilization Regions of Oviduct Infundibulum Funnel shaped Fimbriae Ostium opens into peritoneal cavity Ampulla Thin walls Region of fertilization Isthmus Narrower Uterotubual junction Inner diameter 1mm Histology of tube wall Outer serosa continuous with uterine surface Middle muscular layer Inner mucosa Lumen (hollow area) Interior surface of oviduct Mucosal surface highly folded Cilia move
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endocrinopathy of reproductive-age women characterized by anovulation‚ androgen excess‚ and polycystic ovaries. Patients commonly exhibit hirsutism‚ alopecia‚ obesity‚ diabetes‚ and oligomenorrhea/amenorrhea as part of the syndrome. PCOS is a diagnosis of exclusion‚ with the patient’s symptoms better explained by the abnormal thyroid laboratory values and other workup. Elevation of free testosterone is sensitive for detecting androgen excess‚ but in this patient‚ this value was
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“Part of the novel nature of drospirenone stems from it being structurally and functionally analogous to spironolactone. Spironolactone is an aldosterone antagonist‚ and a potassium-sparing diuretic” (Mathur‚ Levin‚ & Azziz‚ 2008). Due to its anti-androgen effect‚ drospirenone can also be used as adjunct treatment for hirsutism. COCs containing drospirenone are a viable and potentially preferred option for use in the treatment of PCOS and its related symptoms. Drospirenone has proven to be effective
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endocrine disorder is unknown‚ however‚ according to the National Institute of Health (NIH)‚ it is connected to changes in certain hormones levels (Polycystic ovary syndrome‚ 2012). In a woman with PCOS‚ estrogen and progesterone levels are low while androgen levels are high. This imbalance affects the development and release of eggs during ovulation‚ causes the formation of very small cysts in the ovaries‚ and contributes to infertility. The symptoms for PCOS vary from woman to woman. The two most common
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DISCUSS THE ROLE OF NEURAL AND HORMONAL MECHANISMS IN HUMAN AGGRESSION Neurotransmitters are chemicals that enable impulses within the brain to be transmitted from one area of the brain to another. Serotonin is thought to reduce aggression by inhibiting responses to emotional stimuli that might otherwise lead to an aggressive response. Low serotonin in the brain has been associated with an increased susceptibility to impulsive behaviour‚ aggression and even violent suicide. A meta-analysis found
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cocoon while it’s happening. | So one morning you wake up‚ you talk and you sound like a rooster‚ you sing and you croak like a frog. And you think: what is happening to me.Well‚ this is just your voice cracking. Well‚ it’s just the androgens in your body. Androgens are hormones that control your male characteristics. They increase the size of your voice box. | During puberty a boy can produce enough sweat to fill a 6 pack of beer in just one hour of exercise. NO wonder the girls at dance sport
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Presentation Questions Ecstasy 1. Explain how the brain normally regulates serotonin. How does ecstasy act in the brain‚ & what neurotransmitters does it affect? - Normally‚ the brain regulates serotonin (5-HT) by taking up the release in neighboring neurons. - With ecstasy‚ the neuron is still supplied with 5-HT directly. However‚ ecstasy MIMICS 5-HT by blocking the reuptake of serotonin‚ [causing the release of high levels of 5-HT into the synapse]‚ which induces euphoria & the
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