FRHD 1010 FINAL EXAM REVIEW | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | COMPLETE FINAL STUDY GUIDE
the period when children's bodies become adultlike is called:
A. puberty.
B. youth.
C. the growth spurt.
D. secondary sex development. - correct answer ✔✔Puberty
Menarche is
A. the beginning of growth of the uterus.
B. the first ovulation of a mature egg.
C. a girl's first menstrual period.
D. the first year of menstruation: - correct answer ✔✔a girl's first menstrual period
For boys, the event that most closely parallels menarche is:
A. penis growth.
B. spermarche.
C. first intercourse.
D. pubic hair. - correct answer ✔✔spermarche
For both girls and boys, puberty typically begins as young as _____ years of age or as late as
_____ years of age.
A. 5; 18
B. 7; 16
C. 8; 14
D. 10; 13 - correct answer ✔✔8; 14
,For girls, the usual sequence of physical changes in puberty is:
A. menarche, the growth spurt, and the beginning of breast development.
B. nipple growth, the growth spurt, and menarche.
C. the growth spurt, menarche, and the beginning of breast development.
D. the growth spurt, the beginning of breast development, and menarche. - correct answer
✔✔nipple growth, the growth spurt, and menarche.
For boys, the first ejaculation generally occurs:
A. when facial hair first appears.
B. after the weight and height spurt.
C. following growth of the penis.
D. when the final pubic hair pattern is established. - correct answer ✔✔following growth of the
penis.
The first outward sign of puberty in a typical girl is:
A. an increase in weight.
B. the development of muscular strength.
C. a spurt in height.
D. the onset of nipple growth. - correct answer ✔✔the onset of nipple growth.
Nancy, age 12, has just experienced a sudden growth spurt. According to the usual sequence of
puberty, soon she will notice
A. initial pubic hair growth.
B. breast development.
C. her hips growing wider.
D. an increase in her shoe size. - correct answer ✔✔her hips growing wider.
,For boys, the usual sequence of physical changes in puberty is:
A. growth of the testes; initial pubic hair growth; growth of the penis; spermarche.
B. growth of the testes; growth of the penis; initial pubic hair growth; spermarche.
C. spermarche; growth of the testes; growth of the penis; initial pubic hair growth.
D. initial pubic hair growth; growth of the testes; spermarche; growth of the penis. - correct
answer ✔✔growth of the testes; initial pubic hair growth; growth of the penis; spermarche.
Bill noticed that he has some pubic hair. According to the usual sequence of puberty, his next
growth event will probably be:
A. beard development.
B. his penis growing longer and wider.
C. spermarche.
D. voice change. - correct answer ✔✔his penis growing longer and wider.
Body chemicals that regulate sleep, moods, hunger, and stress are called:
A. the HPA axis.
B. the brain stem.
C. hormones.
D. adrenal glands. - correct answer ✔✔hormones.
The first hormones to begin the process of puberty are triggered in the child's:
A. gonads.
B. penis or uterus.
C. adrenal glands.
D. hypothalamus. - correct answer ✔✔hypothalamus
, The biological events that begin puberty involve a hormonal signal from the:
A. cerebellum.
B. hypothalamus.
C. hippocampus.
D. ovaries or testes. - correct answer ✔✔hypothalamus.
Which gland(s) receive(s) signals directly from the hypothalamus?
A. adrenals
B. testes
C. pituitary
D. gonads - correct answer ✔✔pituitary
The organ that produces the hormones that stimulate the adrenal glands is the:
A. pituitary.
B. gonad.
C. hypothalamus.
D. thyroid. - correct answer ✔✔hypothalamus.
The sequence of puberty hormone production that originates in the brain and ends with glands
located atop the kidneys is known by the acronym:
A. HAG pathway.
B. HAP pathway.
C. HPG axis.
D. HPA axis. - correct answer ✔✔HPA axis.
What substance(s) cause(s) the ovaries and testes to greatly increase their production of
estradiol and testosterone?
ANSWERS | COMPLETE FINAL STUDY GUIDE
the period when children's bodies become adultlike is called:
A. puberty.
B. youth.
C. the growth spurt.
D. secondary sex development. - correct answer ✔✔Puberty
Menarche is
A. the beginning of growth of the uterus.
B. the first ovulation of a mature egg.
C. a girl's first menstrual period.
D. the first year of menstruation: - correct answer ✔✔a girl's first menstrual period
For boys, the event that most closely parallels menarche is:
A. penis growth.
B. spermarche.
C. first intercourse.
D. pubic hair. - correct answer ✔✔spermarche
For both girls and boys, puberty typically begins as young as _____ years of age or as late as
_____ years of age.
A. 5; 18
B. 7; 16
C. 8; 14
D. 10; 13 - correct answer ✔✔8; 14
,For girls, the usual sequence of physical changes in puberty is:
A. menarche, the growth spurt, and the beginning of breast development.
B. nipple growth, the growth spurt, and menarche.
C. the growth spurt, menarche, and the beginning of breast development.
D. the growth spurt, the beginning of breast development, and menarche. - correct answer
✔✔nipple growth, the growth spurt, and menarche.
For boys, the first ejaculation generally occurs:
A. when facial hair first appears.
B. after the weight and height spurt.
C. following growth of the penis.
D. when the final pubic hair pattern is established. - correct answer ✔✔following growth of the
penis.
The first outward sign of puberty in a typical girl is:
A. an increase in weight.
B. the development of muscular strength.
C. a spurt in height.
D. the onset of nipple growth. - correct answer ✔✔the onset of nipple growth.
Nancy, age 12, has just experienced a sudden growth spurt. According to the usual sequence of
puberty, soon she will notice
A. initial pubic hair growth.
B. breast development.
C. her hips growing wider.
D. an increase in her shoe size. - correct answer ✔✔her hips growing wider.
,For boys, the usual sequence of physical changes in puberty is:
A. growth of the testes; initial pubic hair growth; growth of the penis; spermarche.
B. growth of the testes; growth of the penis; initial pubic hair growth; spermarche.
C. spermarche; growth of the testes; growth of the penis; initial pubic hair growth.
D. initial pubic hair growth; growth of the testes; spermarche; growth of the penis. - correct
answer ✔✔growth of the testes; initial pubic hair growth; growth of the penis; spermarche.
Bill noticed that he has some pubic hair. According to the usual sequence of puberty, his next
growth event will probably be:
A. beard development.
B. his penis growing longer and wider.
C. spermarche.
D. voice change. - correct answer ✔✔his penis growing longer and wider.
Body chemicals that regulate sleep, moods, hunger, and stress are called:
A. the HPA axis.
B. the brain stem.
C. hormones.
D. adrenal glands. - correct answer ✔✔hormones.
The first hormones to begin the process of puberty are triggered in the child's:
A. gonads.
B. penis or uterus.
C. adrenal glands.
D. hypothalamus. - correct answer ✔✔hypothalamus
, The biological events that begin puberty involve a hormonal signal from the:
A. cerebellum.
B. hypothalamus.
C. hippocampus.
D. ovaries or testes. - correct answer ✔✔hypothalamus.
Which gland(s) receive(s) signals directly from the hypothalamus?
A. adrenals
B. testes
C. pituitary
D. gonads - correct answer ✔✔pituitary
The organ that produces the hormones that stimulate the adrenal glands is the:
A. pituitary.
B. gonad.
C. hypothalamus.
D. thyroid. - correct answer ✔✔hypothalamus.
The sequence of puberty hormone production that originates in the brain and ends with glands
located atop the kidneys is known by the acronym:
A. HAG pathway.
B. HAP pathway.
C. HPG axis.
D. HPA axis. - correct answer ✔✔HPA axis.
What substance(s) cause(s) the ovaries and testes to greatly increase their production of
estradiol and testosterone?
