Exam 14: Adolescence: Biosocial Development

Which two factors are crucial to the issue of diet deficiencies?

The sequence of puberty hormone production that originates in the brain and ends with glands located atop the kidneys is known by the acronym _____.

During adolescence, the heart doubles in size, the pulse rate decreases, and blood pressure increases.

Which gland(s) receive(s) signals directly from the hypothalamus?

Xavier, 16, invites a group of his high school friends to swim in a neighbor's pool late at night while that neighbor is away. They climb the fence and jump in, playing wildly and loudly in the water. A few minutes later, the police arrive. How does adolescent brain development help explain Xavier's poor decision-making?

Name the two kinds of sex hormones. State four kinds of changes that occur as the result of sex hormone production.

In the twenty-first century, early puberty positively correlates with _____.

The biological events that begin puberty involve a hormonal signal from the _____.

If a boy notices a swelling around his nipples during puberty, what is the likely cause?

About _____ of the variation in age of puberty is determined by genes.