DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADOLESCENCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGING ADULTHOOD
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Growth of testes and ovaries
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Breast development
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Increases in body fat
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All of these are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -Primary sexual characteristics are present at birth and comprise the external and internal genitalia (e.g., the penis and testes in males and the vagina and ovaries in females). Secondary sexual characteristics are those that emerge during the prepubescent through postpubescent phases (e.g., breasts in females…
Detailed explanation-2: -Male primary somatic sexual characteristics are the penis and the scrotum, all of which allow a male to make and deliver sperm. Female primary sexual characteristics are the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, clitoris, cervix, and the ability to bear children.
Detailed explanation-3: -In human medicine, secondary sexual characteristics typically refer to the onset of menstrual cycles in females and the development and growth of testes in males.
Detailed explanation-4: -Primary sexual characteristics in males include the enlarging of the penis, testicles growing and sperm production. In females, the uterus and vagina start to grow, ovulation and menstruation begins.
Detailed explanation-5: -Primary sex characteristics refer to changes to the sexual organs themselves (uterus, vagina, penis, and testes). Secondary sex characteristics refer to other visible changes that mark adult maturation such as changes in height and body shape.