Advanced Health Assessment Test 1 with Verified Solutions

Advanced Health Assessment Test 1 with Verified Solutions 1. Mrs. Black is bringing her adolescent daughter in for her follow-up visit. Which of the following statements is true about sexual maturation? A. Breast and pubic hair development are not related to a growth spurt. B. Sexual maturation occurs later in girls than boys. C. Mexican American girls enter puberty later than blacks and earlier than whites. D. Sexual maturation occurs later in taller girls. - Answer -C. Mexican American girls enter puberty later than blacks and earlier than whites. Sexual maturation begins earlier in girls with a higher body mass index. On average, black girls enter puberty first, followed by Mexican American girls, and then white girls. 1. Mrs. Jones has brought her 4-month-old female infant in for her routine physical. Which statement is true about the baby's expected weight? A. Weight doubles during the first 3 months, then triples by 1 year. B. Weight doubles during the first 4 to 5 months, then triples by 1 year. C. Weight doubles during the first 6 months, and doubles again by 1 year. D. Weight doubles during the first 6 months, and then triples by 18 months. - Answer -B. Weight doubles during the first 4 to 5 months, then triples by 1 year. In general, infants double their birth weight by 4 to 5 months of age and triple their birth weight by 12 months of age. The remaining answers are not true. 1. The appearance of secondary sexual characteristics in an 8-year-old boy followed by progressive sexual maturation can be indicative of which problem? A. Cushing syndrome B. Klinefelter syndromeC. Testicular tumor D. Brain tumor - Answer -D. Brain tumor A brain tumor or lesion (e.g., hypothalamic hamartoma) may activate the hypothalamic-pituitarygonadal axis, with gonadotropins triggering the growth of the gonads, secretion of the sex hormones, and progressive sexual maturation. Answers a, b, and c result in different characteristics. Which of the following inhibits the pituitary from releasing growth hormone? A. Growth hormone-releasing hormone B. Insulin-like growth factor C. Somatostatin D. Sex steroids - Answer -C. Somatostatin Somatostatin inhibits the secretion o