Exam 1 (Ch 1-3)

Question 1

3 main changes during puberty

Answer 1

1. acceleration of growth in height and weight
2. development of primary sex characteristics (gonads)
3. development of secondary characteristics (breasts, pubic hair, etc)

Question 2

___________ system produces and regulates hormone levels

Answer 2

endocrine

Question 3

What are the 4 parts of the HPG axis?

Answer 3

hypothalamus, pituitary gland, gonad, androgen/ estrogen

Question 4

What happens when a hormone dips below the endocrine system’s set point? What happens when the hormone reaches the set point?

Answer 4

Secretion of the hormone increases, while secretion temporarily stops when set point is reaches

Question 5

Menarche

Answer 5

The first menstruation cycle

Question 6

_______ and ______ ________ secrete hormones that cause bodily changes during puberty

Answer 6

thyroid, adrenal cortex

Question 7

Sexual attraction may be stimulated by the maturation of adrenal glands. What’s this process called?

Answer 7

adrenarche

Question 8

the process of thinking about thinking, or being retrospective

Answer 8

metacognition

Question 9

This process terminates height growth by closing the ends of long bones

Answer 9

epiphysis

Question 10

This is known as when an adolescent thinks his/ her experiences are completely unique- “you don’t understand me!”

Answer 10

personal fable

Question 11

Growth spurts happen about ___ years earlier in girls than boys

Answer 11

2

Question 12

What parts of the body are first to accelerate in growth?

Answer 12

extremities; hands, feet, head. Then legs and arms

Question 13

Leptin, a protein produced by fat cells, plays a role in what?

Answer 13

Triggering puberty

Question 14

An example of this chemical result is when girls that live together synchronize periods

Answer 14

pheromones

Question 15

This kind of study compares two or more groups of individuals at one point in time

Answer 15

Cross-sectional study

Question 16

The pattern of sleep characterized by later sleep and wake times that usually begins during puberty is known as

Answer 16

Delayed Phase Preference

Question 17

This NT changes throughout the day in response to the amount of light in the environment. As the NT increases, we feel sleepier

Answer 17

melatonin

Question 18

Basal metabolism

Answer 18

the minimal amount of energy one uses when resting