Tanner Stages

Question 0

No breast development. Only papilla developed

Answer 0

Breast stage 1

Question 1

Prepubertal. The vellus over the pubis is no further developed than over the abdomen.

Answer 1

Pubic hair stage 1

Question 2

sparse growth of slightly pigmented, longer but still downy hair, straight or only slightly curled, appearing chiefly along the labia.

Answer 2

Pubic hair stage 2

Question 3

The “breast bud” stage. The areola widens, darkens slightly, and elevates from the rest of the breast as a small mound. A bud of breast tissue is palpable below the nipple.

Answer 3

Breast Stage 2

Question 4

The hair is considerably darker, coarser, and more curled. The hair spreads sparsely over the mons.

Answer 4

Pubic Hair Stage 3

Question 5

The breast and areola further enlarge and present a rounded contour. There is no separation of contour between the nipple and areola and the rest of the breast. The breast tissue creates a small cone.

Answer 5

Breast Stage 3

Question 6

The hair now resembles adult type. The area covered is still smaller than that in the adult, but the hair is beginning to spread across the mons. There is no hair spread to
the medial thighs.

Answer 6

Pubic Hair Stage 4

Question 7

The breast continues to expand. The papilla and areola project to form a secondary mound above the rest of the breast tissue.

Answer 7

Breast Stage 4

Question 8

The hair is adult in type and quantity; darker, coarse, and curled; and distributed in the classic female triangle. some individuals may have hair spread to the medial thighs.

Answer 8

Pubic Hair Stage 5

Question 9

The mature adult stage.
The secondary mound made by the areola and nipple, present in stage 4, disappears. only the papilla projects. The diameter of the breast tissue (as opposed to the height) has extended to cover most of the area between the sternum and lateral chest wall.

Answer 9

Breast stage 5