Childhood

Duration of age from birth to adolescence. For boys, it ends around the age of 10, and for girls – around the age of 8. At this time, sexual organs fully form, primary follicles are identified in the ovaries. Urine contains equal amounts of estrogen and androgens in both boys and girls, which are produced by the adrenal cortex.

Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė