What are the physical changes during adolescence or puberty?

Answer 1

For boys the visible signs of puberty... growth of hair on your scrotum and in the region of your penis (also around your anus), growth of hair on your ankles and in your armpits. Growth of facial hair. Your penis will get longer and thicker, your scrotum will get darker in colour and hang lower to accomodate the increasing size of your testes. You will sweat more and your sweat will begin to smell. You may get spots and blackheads. You will grow taller and your muscles will develop. You will find yourself think about sex a lot and you will get erections. You may find yourself mentally comparing the size of your own penis with the penises of other boys in the showers at school, this doesn't necessarily mean that you are gay, just that you are curious which is perfectly normal. You may also feel the urge to masturbate and when you do at some point you will eventually produce sperm. Oh and your voice will "break" and lower in pitch as your larynx (voice box or Adam's apple) enlarges.

Answer 2

Puberty.

Girls - develop breasts, hips widen, grow pubic and underarm hair, have periods.

Boys - grow pubic and underarm and facial hair, penis and testes grow larger, muscles develop and chest and shoulders broaden, voice breaks and becomes deeper, have wet dreams.

Girl and boys both have a growth spurt.

Answer 3

Girls... The primary change is that they begin to ovulate and can get pregnant, evidence by regular periods (menstruation). The secondary changes in girls are enlargement of breasts and growth of pubic hair (they will also grow hair elsewhere but most woman remove it). A girl's hips will also widen and she will gradually take on a more "feminine" body shape. Boys... the primary change is that their testes begin to produce sperm. Secondary changes are that they will grow pubic hair, hair in their armpits and on their bodies, they will eventually also grow facial hair. Their voices will deepen as their larynx (adam's apple or voice box) gets larger. They will grow taller and will also develop a more muscular physique. During puberty boys thoughts frequently turn to sex and they also experience frequent erections. Boys often masturbate and may experience noctural emissions (Wet Dreams). There is also increase in the size of their penis and testes. Both sexes can also suffer from acne (spots) and abrupt mood changes.

Answer 4

Males - Testicles and penis enlarge, muscles develop, height is gained, facial, pubic, armpit and body hair develop, acne develop, voice deepens.

Females - Breast develop, pubic and armpit hair develop, develops feminine shape (curves), the mucosal surface of the vagina thickens and a duller pink, the uterus, ovaries, and follicles of the ovaries enlarge, the menarche occurs (first period), hips widen.

Answer 5

Here is a simplified checklist of what occurs during the different stages of puberty for boys and girls.

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In Males:

Stage I

- Prepubertal appearance

- Testicular volume less than 1.5 ml

- Penis 3 cm or smaller

Stage II

- Small amount of light downy hair at the base of the penis and scrotum

- Scrotum skin thins

- Testicles continue to enlarge (up to 6 ml)

- Scrotal enlargement begins

- Penis size remains unchanged

Stage III

- Pubic hair begins to darken and become more coarse

- Pubic hair begins to extend from just above penis to more of a triangle shape

- Testicular size around 6-12 ml

- Scrotum continues to enlarge

- Penis begins to enlarge, first in width, then in length (up to about 6 cm)

- Due to increased hormone secretion, 70% develop breasts temporarily

Stage IV

- Pubic hair has quality of adult, but has not extended to the legs

- Testicular volume about 12-20 ml

- Scrotum continues to enlargen

- Scrotum begins to darken in color

- Penis continues to enlarge, first in length (up to about 10 cm), then in width

- Due to increased hormone secretion, 70% develop breasts temporarily

Stage V

- Pubic hair extends to medial thigh

- Testicular volume 18-20 ml or larger

- Adult sized and colored scrotum

- Penis length around 15 cm

- Gynecomastia, if present, regresses

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In Females

Stage I

- No pubic hair at all

- Prepubertal appearance

- No breast gland tissue present

- Areola is not elevated above skin of the chest

Stage II

- Small amount of long downy hair beginning to grow on labia majora

- Breast buds form

- Small area of glandular tissue in breast is present

- Areola begins to get larger

- Menarche often occurs in late stage I or in stage II

Stage III

- Pubic hair begins to darken and become more curly and coarse

- Pubic hair begins to spread to pons pubis and then laterally

- Breast begins to elevate above surface of chest

- Breast development beyond borders of aerola

Stage IV

- Adult-like pubic hair on mons pubis, but does not extend to upper thigh

- Increased breast size and elevation

- Areola develops a second elevated region that extends beyond the plane of the rest of the breast.

Stage V

- Adult pubic hair distribution and texture

- Breast is adult in size

- Areola's secondary elevated region begins to regress to the same plane as the rest of the breast

- Papilla remains projected

Answer 6

Boys and Girls will both grow underarm hair and pubic hair. Boys will also grow facial hair and chest hair.

Girls will grow breasts and their hips will broaden.

Boys's shoulders will broaden and their penis and testicles will grow.

Answer 7

The most obvious is the increase in body height and weight. In boys, the penis and testis increase in size, they get facial and pubic hair as well as hair under the arms, broader shoulders and the voice can crack until they get a deeper one. In girls the breasts grow, hips get rounder and broader and they get pubic hair as well as hair under the arms.Girls also start to menstruate.

Answer 8

what are some of the physical changes that occur during adolescence

Answer 9

The increase in the size of testis in boys. Increase in the size of breasts in girls.