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and growing so that there is often circulatory instability. In
planning a program of activity for the boy or girl during this
period, this factor should receive much consideration. .. modern
program of physical oducation requires an oxamination of the heart
before one can onter strenuous activity.

Can you tell us something of the glandular development during this
age, too, iliss Stanleton?

One author has likened: the interdependence of the glands to that

of a symphony orchestra. "In tho orchestra, the strinss, the
brasses, and wind instruments all have independent functicns; yet
they are all under the influcnee of the leader and harnonize in the
orchestral effect. If he is a poor leader, the result is a poor
orchestras. On the othor hand, if a first viclin plays off tune
aftor the concert has started, the best director in the world cannot
prevent the discord. In the ondocrine system the pituitary gland
is tho orchestra leader." The »nituitary gland is a small gland
about the size of a pea and it weighs less than two aspirin tablets.
This gland has much to do in the control of the other ondocrine
glandse If the pituitary gland, expecially the frontal lobe, is
out of order, growth will not be normal.

What about the othor glands in the endocrine ststem?

The devolopnent of the primary sex cells in adolescence makes
possible the individual becoming a varent. In addition to the
primary sex cells there are hormones that determine the secondary
sex characteristics.

The adrenal glands produce the hormones associated with pain
and fear. Superactivity of these glands makes the impossible feats
possible when one is over-oxcited.

fm over activity of the adrenal cortex is thought to develop
secondary male characteristics in girls.

The thyroid gland is intimately associated with tho gsneral
level of activity of bedily function. Excess thyroxin causes a
person to be excitable, norvous and overactive, while a deficiency
of thyroxin causes the individual to be fat, heavy in both mind
and body e

From what you have been telling of the endocrine systom the omotional
make-up of the individual is closely related to an endocrine balances
tos, such roactions as

le Breaking out in a cold sweat

2e Sudden pallor

3e Stopping of the saliva flow

4. Dilation cf the pupils of the eyo --«= and

5e Rapid beating of the heart |
are all reactions that we often sec in the adolescent, without
just provocation.

What are the most cormon diseases of this neriod, Miss Stapleton?

Next to accidents, the createst single cause of death during the
adolescent period is tuberculosis. Tho unfortunate fact is that
there has been but little décrease in the control of tuberculosis
with this age groupe