HTHRHSC 3500- EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Adolescence - ANSWER the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending
from puberty to independence; made up in the twentieth century
11-12 to late teens/early twenties - ANSWER What is the age range of adolescence?
4/5 - ANSWER Teens experience no major risks to healthy development; including
alcohol/drug use, sexual activity, gang activity, use of firearms
Puberty - ANSWER The end of childhood, hormones affect mood and behavior, takes
about 3-4 years
Girls - ANSWER Puberty begins earlier in ____________ (age 10-12 versus age 11-13)
Menstruation and Sperm Production - ANSWER Puberty ends when a person can
reproduce, for girls this is _______________ and for males this is ________________
Body Fat - ANSWER Every generation puberty starts earlier due to improved living
conditions and an increase in __________________
Primary Sex Characteristics - ANSWER Reproductive Organs (Testes and Ovaries)
, Secondary Sex Characteristics - ANSWER Breasts, Pubic Hair, Armpit Hair
Socially Outcast - ANSWER Why can early/late maturation be hard psychologically for
adolescents going through puberty?
Amygdala - ANSWER Brain Region involved in emotion and instinct; used primarily in
younger teens (12-13) to make decisions based purely on emotion; feeling trumps
reason
Frontal Lobe - ANSWER Development of the __________________ in older teens helps with
reasoning, judgment, and impulse control (still not fully developed in this time); reason
trumps feeling
Less likely - ANSWER Adolescents are _________________ than younger children to get
medical care
Slows Down - ANSWER Immunization schedule ______________________
Melatonin - ANSWER ________________ is secreted later in the day once puberty occurs-
teens stay up late and sleep until noon; school schedule is out of synch for natural body
rhythms
34% - ANSWER ____________ of teens are obese (BMI >30); twice as prevalent in the U.S.
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Adolescence - ANSWER the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending
from puberty to independence; made up in the twentieth century
11-12 to late teens/early twenties - ANSWER What is the age range of adolescence?
4/5 - ANSWER Teens experience no major risks to healthy development; including
alcohol/drug use, sexual activity, gang activity, use of firearms
Puberty - ANSWER The end of childhood, hormones affect mood and behavior, takes
about 3-4 years
Girls - ANSWER Puberty begins earlier in ____________ (age 10-12 versus age 11-13)
Menstruation and Sperm Production - ANSWER Puberty ends when a person can
reproduce, for girls this is _______________ and for males this is ________________
Body Fat - ANSWER Every generation puberty starts earlier due to improved living
conditions and an increase in __________________
Primary Sex Characteristics - ANSWER Reproductive Organs (Testes and Ovaries)
, Secondary Sex Characteristics - ANSWER Breasts, Pubic Hair, Armpit Hair
Socially Outcast - ANSWER Why can early/late maturation be hard psychologically for
adolescents going through puberty?
Amygdala - ANSWER Brain Region involved in emotion and instinct; used primarily in
younger teens (12-13) to make decisions based purely on emotion; feeling trumps
reason
Frontal Lobe - ANSWER Development of the __________________ in older teens helps with
reasoning, judgment, and impulse control (still not fully developed in this time); reason
trumps feeling
Less likely - ANSWER Adolescents are _________________ than younger children to get
medical care
Slows Down - ANSWER Immunization schedule ______________________
Melatonin - ANSWER ________________ is secreted later in the day once puberty occurs-
teens stay up late and sleep until noon; school schedule is out of synch for natural body
rhythms
34% - ANSWER ____________ of teens are obese (BMI >30); twice as prevalent in the U.S.
