Chapter 2

Question 1

endocrine glands

Answer 1

glands in various parts of the body that produce hormones that control growth

Question 2

the Hypothalamus

Answer 2

largely controls the endocrine system, monitors hunger, thirst and sex

Question 3

pituitary gland

Answer 3

Master gland of the endocrine system. Controls other endocrine glands by sending out hormones that make them change the way they operate

Question 4

HPG axis

Answer 4

A feedback loop that regulates the
hormones involved in puberty and
growth.

Question 5

Adrenarche

Answer 5

early puberty when the adrenal glands begin to produce a hormone called DHEA

Question 6

growth spurt

Answer 6

girls at 10 and boys at 12

Question 7

Asynchronicity

Answer 7

body parts develop at different rates

Question 8

menarche

Answer 8

girls first menstrual period

Question 9

secular trend

Answer 9

age of menarche declined in recent decades

Question 9

semenarche

Answer 9

first emission of seminal fluid

Question 10

deviance hypothesis

Answer 10

if you are noticeably different from your peer group it is automatically stressful

Question 11

synaptic pruning

Answer 11

A process in which brain circuits that
are less used are eliminated, leading
to a faster, more efficient cognitive
system