Puberty and Impact Quiz Flashcards
The physical developments of puberty are influenced by which of the following?
A. environmental factors
B. an identity crisis
C. psychological factors
D. falling in love
Environmental factors
The simultaneous release of growth hormones, thyroid hormones, and______ stimulates rapid acceleration in height and weight during puberty.
A. leptin
B. estrogens
C. androgens
D. testosterone
Androgens
The average girl in the United States reaches______, the time of her first menstrual period, sometime between the ages of 12 and 14.
A. sexual maturity
B. menarche
C. puberty
D. adrenarche
Menarche
Physically, puberty involves a rapid increase in growth, development of primary sex characteristics, changes in the brain’s anatomy, and
A. an increase in psychological stress.
B. a series of public initiation rites.
C. development of secondary sex characteristics.
D. increases in intellectual functioning.
Development of secondary sex characteristics
The term puberty refers to the period during which an individual
A. is between the ages of 12 and 15.
B. creates new hormones via the endocrine system.
C. becomes capable of sexual reproduction.
D. stops growing in height.
Becomes capable of sexual reproduction
Which of the following statements about prenatal development is true?
A. Up until about eight weeks after conception, all human brains are masculine.
B. Puberty is part of a gradual process that begins at conception.
C. Sex hormones do not appear in the brain during fetal development.
D. Fetal exposure to cortisol is directly linked to the timing of puberty.
Puberty is part of a gradual process that begins at conception.
The physical transformation from child to adult is called
A. puberty.
B. early adolescence.
C. middle adolescence.
D. late adolescence.
Puberty
Professor Radon is studying the______ system, which produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body.
A. adrenal
B. circulatory
C. respiratory
D. endocrine
Endocrine
Which of the following statements about changes in skeletal structure during puberty is true?
A. One marker that indicates the termination in growth in height is epiphysis.
B. Bones become more porous and more likely to break.
C. Nearly half an individual’s adult height is gained during puberty.
D. Growth begins with the torso and shoulders, proceeds to the arms and legs, then to the extremities.
One marker that indicates the termination in growth in height is epiphysis.
The hormonally induced increase in the rate of growth in height and weight is referred to as
A. the adolescent growth spurt.
B. peak height velocity.
C. epiphysis.
D. somatic development.
The adolescent growth spurt
