List the Biological Changes That Occur During Puberty

question 33

Essay

List the biological changes that occur during puberty. Why should sexual maturation be used to assess an adolescent's growth and nutritional needs rather than chronological age?

Explain the concept of the all-or-none law in neuronal action potentials.

Understand the specificity of neurotransmitter production by neurons.

Learn the importance of ion movements in the generation and propagation of action potentials.

Realize the role of the nervous system in reflex actions.

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Definitions:

Fatty Chyme

A semi-fluid mass of partly digested food enriched with fats, that moves from the stomach to the small intestine.

Cholecystokinin

A hormone that stimulates the digestion of fat and protein by triggering the gallbladder to contract and release bile.

Hepatic Portal Vein

A blood vessel that carries nutrient-rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver.

Amino Acids

Amino acids are organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group, essential in various metabolic processes.