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[blank_start]Orchidometer[blank_end] is used to measure the size of the testicles.
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The testicles weigh about [blank_start]1[blank_end].[blank_start]5[blank_end] ounces.
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[blank_start]Sperm[blank_end] [blank_start]competition[blank_end] is an evolutionary factor that could have contributed to our sexual behavior and sexual anatomy.
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Adolescence is made of many stages.
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What is the period from puberty to full sexual/reproductive maturity officially known as? (Also an awareness of social/gender roles)
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adolescence
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juvenile
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teenage
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young adulthood
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What is the definition of a "child?"
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no longer breastfeeding but still relies on adults for food
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until physical emotional/mental/physical maturity has been reached
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until certian educational measures have been achieved ( conservation of volume, object permanence, etc.)
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Having a childhood phase allows mothers a physical and physiological gap to bear more children if they wish.
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Which of these are characteristic of adolescence?
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full development of primary reproductive characteristics
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full development of secondary reproductive characteristics
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adult brain
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adult teeth
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physiological maturation for key organs
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menarche
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Breast buds are common amongst adolescent and pre-pubescent males.
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Once one has reached complete reproductive maturity, adolescence [blank_start]ends[blank_end].
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The last notable changes of adolescence:
Men:
Build up of [blank_start]muscle[blank_end]
Women:
Widening of [blank_start]hips[blank_end]
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The [blank_start]hypothalamic[blank_end] [blank_start]gonadal[blank_end] axis is the main hormonal pathway during puberty.
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The hypothalamic gonadal axis inactivates upon birth of the fetus.
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Hypothalamus: [blank_start]GnRH[blank_end]
Anterior Pituitary: [blank_start]LH[blank_end] (peaks before ovulation) and [blank_start]FSH[blank_end] (gonadotropins)
Gonads: [blank_start]Estrogen[blank_end] (ovaries) and [blank_start]Testosterone[blank_end] (testes)
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GnRH
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LH
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FSH
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Estrogen
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Testosterone
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What is precocious puberty in girls?
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8 years old<
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8 years old>
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9 years old<
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9 years old>
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10 years old<
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10 years old>
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What is considered precocious puberty in boys?
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8 years old <
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8 years old >
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9 years old >
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9 years old <
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10 years old >
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10 years old <
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Puberty later than [blank_start]13[blank_end] years for girls and [blank_start]14[blank_end] years for boys is considered late, or [blank_start]delayed[blank_end].
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Lack of pubertal progression can also mean late onset of adolescence.
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Women should experience [blank_start]menarche[blank_end] (beginning of period) roughly [blank_start]3[blank_end] years once her breasts begin to develop ([blank_start]thelarche[blank_end].)
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Boys should complete puberty within [blank_start]4[blank_end] years.
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The beginning of adolescence is known as [blank_start]adrenarche[blank_end].
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Puberty is a intermediate stage of adolescence.
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Puberty has a growth spurt but there is generalized increase in growth throughout puberty.
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Increased activity of the adrenal glands is why we call the beginning of adolescence "adrenarche."
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Girls have a(n) [blank_start]earlier[blank_end] growth spurt.
Boys have a(n) [blank_start]greater[blank_end] growth spurt.
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What diagnostic tool is used to measure adolescent growth?
(the ________ _________) (both begin with capitals)
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In girls, when does the growth spurt finish?
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thelarche
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menarche
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adrenarche
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osteoarche
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Adrenarche is noted as the beginning of breast buds/testicular growth.
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Which of these have increased interactions and dopaminergic activity during adolescent brain maturation?
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the prefrontal cortex
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limbic region
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corpus striatum
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temporal lobe
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corpus callosum
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parietal lobe
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Which of these are noted characteristic of the adolescent brain?
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favoring of increased risk
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the tendency to seek new experiences
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increased impulsive decisions
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reward-favored decisions
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Intense periods of happiness
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the tendency to fall back on comfort
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greater mindfullness for social responsibilities
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Which of these is not that active in a fully matured adult brain but very active in the adolescent brain?
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the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex
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the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex
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the ventral medial prefrontal cortex
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the ventral lateral prefrontal cortex
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Which of these are known to start emerging during adolescence?
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schizophrenia
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substance abuse
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anxiety disorders
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mood disorders
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phobias
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diabetes
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obesity
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nervous disorders
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Usually, girls reach complete reproductive maturity at around age [blank_start]18[blank_end]. Boys do so around age [blank_start]21[blank_end]. This complete reproductive maturity = the end of adolescence.
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The first two years following menarche, a woman may experience [blank_start]anovulatory[blank_end] cycles. This should stop once [blank_start]pelvic[blank_end] [blank_start]growth[blank_end] is fully achieved.
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anovulatory
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pelvic
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growth
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Teenage pregnancies have ill outcomes generally.
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Which genetic component plays a role in when puberty begins in an individual?
Chromosome [blank_start]6[blank_end] [blank_start]LIN28B[blank_end]
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The age for menarche is decreasing.
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Generally, people are decreasing in height more than they used to.
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Obesity leads to an [blank_start]increased[blank_end] growth and also brings on puberty [blank_start]earlier[blank_end] for the individual.
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Early activation of the adrenal glands may be mistaken for [blank_start]precocious[blank_end] puberty, which is technically a pathology. The difference between precocious puberty and early activation of the adrenal glands is if there is no [blank_start]testicular[blank_end] [blank_start]enlargement[blank_end] (in men) and if there is no [blank_start]breast[blank_end] [blank_start]changes[blank_end] (in women.)
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precocious
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testicular
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enlargement
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breast
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changes