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Adolescence & Adult Humans

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Adolescence & Adult Humans

After the child stage, humans become adolescents and adults.

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Adolescence

  • During adolescence, humans experience another growth spurt.
    • The levels of hormones also change.
    • A child turns into an adult.
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Adult humans

  • Despite not growing in height, the adult’s body cells continue to grow, divide and die.
  • The process of cells growing, dividing and dying continues until the human dies.
  • The average lifespan for humans is around 80 years.
    • Women have a slightly longer lifespan compared to men.

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