When a human female reaches a certain age, then vaginal bleeding occurs for a few days after regular interval of time :
(a) What is the process known as (i) in scientific terms, and (ii) in everyday language?
(b) What is the human female said to have attained at this stage?
(c) What does the onset of this process in human female signify?
(d) At what particular event in the life of a human female this process stops temporarily but starts again?
(e) What name is given to the event when this process stops permanently?
(a) (i) Menstruation, (ii) Periods.
(b) Puberty.
(c) The onset of the process indicates that the female has attained reproductive maturity.
(d) Pregnancy.
(e) Menopause.
What are the nutritional needs of the adolescents?
Name any three hormones other than testosterone and estrogen
Why do adolescents become independent than before?
What will happen if intake of iodine in our diet is low?
