Growth and Development Flashcards
Females
(a) Puberty onset—years
(b) Precocious puberty years
(c) Delayed puberty years
(d) First physical sign—
(e) Peak height velocity—
(f) Menarche—years
(g) Fertility— years
Females
(a) Puberty onset—9 to 10 years
(b) Precocious puberty 8 years
(c) Delayed puberty 13 years
(d) First physical sign—breast buds
(e) Peak height velocity—12.4 years
(f) Menarche—12.5years
(g) Fertility—15 years
Males
(a) Puberty onset— years
(b) Precocious puberty years
(c) Delayed puberty years
d) First physical sign—
e) Peak height velocity—years
f) Spermarche—years
(g) Fertility—years
Males
(a) Puberty onset—11 to 12 years
(b) Precocious puberty 9 years
(c) Delayed puberty 14 years
d) First physical sign—testicular growth
e) Peak height velocity—14.4 years
f) Spermarche—13 to 14 years
(g) Fertility—15 years
Stages of genital maturity in male takes approximately \_\_years to move from stage 2 to5 (tanner Staging)
4 years
FEMALES (Tanner staging)
(1) Stage 1:
(2) Stage 2:
(3) Stage 3:
(4) Stage 4:
(5) Stage 5:
Female
(Tanner staging)
(1) Stage 1: Preadolescent breast with nipple elevation, no pubic hair
(2) Stage 2: Breast buds with areolar enlargement, sparse pale fine pubic hair
(3) Stage 3: Breast enlargement without separate contour with nipple, darker more curled increased amount of pubic hair
(4) Stage 4: Projection of areola and nipple as secondary mound to breast, hair is adult in character, but doesn’t cover entire pubic area
(5) Stage 5: Adult breast with areola receding and nipple projecting from
breast, adult distribution in quantity and pattern
Stages of pubic hair development in males and females (Tanner staging) (1) Stage 1: (2) Stage 2: (3) Stage 3: Stage 4: Stage 5
Stages of pubic hair development in males
and females (Tanner staging)
(1) Stage 1: Preadolescent without pubic hair
(2) Stage 2: Sparse, pale, fine pubic hair
(3) Stage 3: Darker, more curled, increased amount of pubic hair
Stage 4: Hair is adult in character but doesn’t cover entire pubic area
(5) Stage 5: Adult distribution in quantity, quality, and pattern
Male genital maturity with hair Stage 1: Stage 2: Stage 3: Stage 4: Stage 5:
Stage 1: Preadolescent testes, scrotum, and penis, no pubic hair
Stage 2: Enlargement of scrotum and testes; scrotum reddens and roughens , sparse pale fine pubic hair
Stage 3: Penis enlarges primarily in length, Darker, more curled, increased amount of pubic hair
Stage 4: Penis enlarges in breadth and development of glans, Hair is adult in character but doesn’t cover entire pubic area
Stage 5: Adult size and shape, hair distribution adult quality

Gynecomastia is usually found in which of the following?
a 14 year old male who is at Tanner stage 3
What is thelarche and when does it happen?
Tanner Stage
What age
Thelarche is the earliest breast development and it is at onset of Tanner Stage 2, earliest age is 7 years old
What is pubarche and when does it happen?
Tanner Stage
What age
Earliest pubic hair development in Tanner Stage 2.
8 year old to 13 years old.
Tanner Stage ?
Projection of areola and nipple as secondary mound to breast,
4
Tanner Stage ?
hair is adult in character, but doesn’t cover entire pubic area
4
Tanner Stage?
Penis enlarges in breadth and development of glans,
4
Tanner Stage
Darker, more curled, increased amount of pubic hair
3
Tanner Stage
Breast buds with areolar enlargement
2
Prepubertal growth occurs at Tanner Stage ____ in girls
Prepubertal growth occurs at Tanner Stage ____ in boys
Prepubertal growth occurs at Tanner Stage 2-3 in girls
Prepubertal growth occurs at Tanner Stage 3-4 in boys
The correct order of maturation in males is:
- Facial, axillary, then pubic hair
- axillary, pubic, facial hair
- pubic, axillary, and then facial hair
- They all appear within 6 months of each other
- pubic, axillary, and then facial hair
Starts low and then moves up
The earliest secondary sexual characteristic in girls is
- Development of pubic hair
- the onset of breast development (thelarche)
- Linear growth
- Menarche
- the onset of breast development (thelarche)
The earliest stage of male maturation is
- the development of pubic hair
- Linear growth
- Testicular volume
- Lengthening of the penis
- Testicular volume
Normal vision in child is expected by
- 4 years of age
- 5 years of age
- 6 years of age
- 7 years of age
6 years of age
In most children, the primary teeth have completely erupted by:
- 12 months
- 14 months
- 20 months
- 24 months
24 months
In most children, the first teeth have erupted by:
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 8 months
- 10 months
6 months