Question

Give the reason why change of voice in boys takes place between 14-16 years.

Answer 1

Reason for change of voice in boys:

1. Adolescents experience rapid physical and psychological growth.
2. The secondary sexual characteristics occurs during the age of adolescence (14-16 years in boys) because of the hormonal changes that takes place.
3. In males, the thyroid cartilage that surrounds the larynx tends to project outside creating a structure known as the Adam's apple.
4. Change in voice in boys occurs as a major change that occurs in the larynx with the increased levels of the hormone, testosterone.