Deck 55: Puberty

Question 1

In females, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulates the release of __________ from the pituitary gland.

A) estrogen
B) testosterone
C) luteinizing hormone
D) follicle-stimulating hormone

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The pituitary gland releases __________, which stimulates the production of sex hormones by the gonads (ovaries and testes) and other endocrine glands in both males and females.

A) gonadotropin-releasing hormone
B) luteinizing hormone
C) progesterone
D) estrogen

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Together, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are responsible for the production of __________ from the ovaries.

A) luteum
B) androgen
C) uterine
D) estrogen

Answer 3

D

Question 4

__________ is the 2-year period of preliminary changes that occur prior to the onset of puberty.

A) Postpubescence
B) Prepubescence
C) Prepubis
D) Panpubescence

Question 5

Puberty begins when the hypothalamus starts to produce _________, which is transported via the bloodstream to the pituitary gland.

A) gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
B) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
C) luteinizing hormone (LH)
D) testosterone

Question 6

In females, puberty marks the beginning of __________.

A) the menstrual cycle
B) androgen production
C) precociousness
D) postpubescence

Question 7

The social implications of the timing of puberty are that __________.

A) early-maturing boys and late-maturing girls have the most difficulty adjusting
B) early-maturing girls and late-maturing boys have the most difficulty adjusting
C) late-maturing girls and late-maturing boys have an equally difficult time adjusting
D) early-maturing girls and early-maturing boys have an equally difficult time adjusting

Question 8

Physically, adolescence is bounded by the beginning and end of puberty, the period of physical maturation of the reproductive organs.

Question 9

Precocious puberty means having the signs of puberty appear before age 8 in a girl or 9-1/2 in a boy.

Question 10

The average age of the onset of puberty is increasing in both males and females.

Question 11

Puberty is easier to define in boys than in girls.