What is the secondary sexual characters ?
The behavioural and apperance of features which help to distinguish the male from the female.
CH 5. Endocrine system and adolescence
What is Adam’s apple ?
It is the protruding part of the throat .
What is Voice box ?
It is the enlarged part of the body trachea which is also known as larynx.
What is Puberty ?
The age at which the reproductive system becomes functional.
What is Adolescence ?
The period of life when the body undergoes changes, leading to reproductive maturity.
Name a gland having dual function.
Pancreas
Which gland is called emergency gland ?
Adrenal gland
Which gland is called the master gland ?
Pituitary gland
What is the full form of BMR ?
Basal metabolic rate