Hormones are the chemical messengers that travel between the body’s organs and tissues. They can only instruct cells that have the right receptors to detect them, so many different hormones are involved in the chain of events of puberty.
The starting point
Puberty begin in the brain. Between the ages of about 9 and 12, an area of the brain called the hypothalamus sends messages to the pituitary gland to release hormones that start the process of puberty, by instructing other glands to produce hormones.
Growth hormone
The body grows very fast during puberty – and growth hormone ( ) is the driver of growth spurts. It is released by the pituitary gland, and affects all parts of the body, making muscles and organs larger, and bones longer.
Hormone cell
Growth hormone is made by cells in the pituitary gland. The brown spots in the outer part of the cell are storing newly made growth hormone.
Getting ready to reproduce
The chain of some of the hormones that turn children into adults, capable of having their own children. Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle – stimulating hormone (FSH) play a major role, stimulating different hormones in boys and girls that control the necessary changes.
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