FAD 3220- Chapter 6: Adolescence
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
the developmental stage that lies between childhood and adulthood. It is generally viewed as
starting just before the teenage years and ending just after them. It is a transitional stage. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Adolescence
Puberty usually starts for girls between the ages of ____ and _____; and ____ and _____ for
boys. - CORRECT ANSWER- 11-12
13-14
On average, boys grow ____ inches a year and girls ____ inches a year. Some adolescents grow
as much as ____ inches in a single year. - CORRECT ANSWER- 4.1
3.5
5
What signals the start of physical maturation? - CORRECT ANSWER- When the pituitary
gland signals the body to start producing sex hormones (androgens or estrogens) at an adult
level.
Males and females produce both types of sex hormones, but males have a higher concentration of
__________ and females a higher concentration of ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Androgen; estrogen
the onset of menstruation and probably the most obvious signal of puberty in girls - CORRECT
ANSWER- Menarche
The onset of puberty in girls is influenced by what two things mainly? - CORRECT ANSWER-
-environment
-proportion of fat to muscle in body
, Menarche beings later in girls in __________. - CORRECT ANSWER- poorer, developing
countries
Pattern of change occurring over several generations - CORRECT ANSWER- Secular trend
Give an example of a secular trend. - CORRECT ANSWER- Pattern of change occurring
over several generations
Secular trends occur when: - CORRECT ANSWER- -When physical characteristic changes
over course of several generations
-Result of better nutrition over centuries
Physical evidence of puberty in boys: - CORRECT ANSWER- -Penis and scrotum begin to
grow at accelerated rate around age 12 and reach adult size 3 or 4 years later
-Enlargement of prostate gland and seminal vesicles
-Spermarche usually begins around age 13, more than a year after the body has started producing
sperm
Another word for "first ejaculation" - CORRECT ANSWER- spermarche
What is the difference between primary and secondary sex characteristics? - CORRECT
ANSWER- -Primary sex characteristics: characteristics associated with the development of
the organs and structures of the body that relate to reproduction
-Secondary sex characteristics: visible signs of sexual maturity that do not directly involve the
sex organs
Example of primary sex characteristic in males and in females: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Further development of sex glands:
-Testes in males
-Ovaries in females
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
the developmental stage that lies between childhood and adulthood. It is generally viewed as
starting just before the teenage years and ending just after them. It is a transitional stage. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Adolescence
Puberty usually starts for girls between the ages of ____ and _____; and ____ and _____ for
boys. - CORRECT ANSWER- 11-12
13-14
On average, boys grow ____ inches a year and girls ____ inches a year. Some adolescents grow
as much as ____ inches in a single year. - CORRECT ANSWER- 4.1
3.5
5
What signals the start of physical maturation? - CORRECT ANSWER- When the pituitary
gland signals the body to start producing sex hormones (androgens or estrogens) at an adult
level.
Males and females produce both types of sex hormones, but males have a higher concentration of
__________ and females a higher concentration of ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Androgen; estrogen
the onset of menstruation and probably the most obvious signal of puberty in girls - CORRECT
ANSWER- Menarche
The onset of puberty in girls is influenced by what two things mainly? - CORRECT ANSWER-
-environment
-proportion of fat to muscle in body
, Menarche beings later in girls in __________. - CORRECT ANSWER- poorer, developing
countries
Pattern of change occurring over several generations - CORRECT ANSWER- Secular trend
Give an example of a secular trend. - CORRECT ANSWER- Pattern of change occurring
over several generations
Secular trends occur when: - CORRECT ANSWER- -When physical characteristic changes
over course of several generations
-Result of better nutrition over centuries
Physical evidence of puberty in boys: - CORRECT ANSWER- -Penis and scrotum begin to
grow at accelerated rate around age 12 and reach adult size 3 or 4 years later
-Enlargement of prostate gland and seminal vesicles
-Spermarche usually begins around age 13, more than a year after the body has started producing
sperm
Another word for "first ejaculation" - CORRECT ANSWER- spermarche
What is the difference between primary and secondary sex characteristics? - CORRECT
ANSWER- -Primary sex characteristics: characteristics associated with the development of
the organs and structures of the body that relate to reproduction
-Secondary sex characteristics: visible signs of sexual maturity that do not directly involve the
sex organs
Example of primary sex characteristic in males and in females: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Further development of sex glands:
-Testes in males
-Ovaries in females
