Hormons for growing up.
The human body goes through many changes from birth to old age. The glands and organs of the endocrine system produce the hormones that triggers different stages of development. The most important period of change is adolescence- the transition from a child to adult. During this stage of rapid growth is called puberty, the body changes shape and the reproductive organs develop. A hormone In the brain triggers puberty, while other hormones regulate functions, such as growth, mood, and sleep. Hormones for puberty Hormones are the chemical messengers that travel between the body's organs and tissues. They can only instruct the cells that have the right receptors to detect them, so many different hormones are involved in a chain of events of puberty. The starting point Puberty begins in the brain between the age of 9 to 12, an area of the brain called hypothalamus. Sends messages to the pituitary glands to release hormones that start the process of puberty, by instructing ...