Adolescence Physiology

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Test sobre Adolescence Physiology , creado por Plymouth Med el 26/01/2018.
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Pregunta 1

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[blank_start]Orchidometer[blank_end] is used to measure the size of the testicles.
Respuesta
  • Orchidometer

Pregunta 2

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The testicles weigh about [blank_start]1[blank_end].[blank_start]5[blank_end] ounces.
Respuesta
  • 1
  • 5

Pregunta 3

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[blank_start]Sperm[blank_end] [blank_start]competition[blank_end] is an evolutionary factor that could have contributed to our sexual behavior and sexual anatomy.
Respuesta
  • Sperm
  • competition

Pregunta 4

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Adolescence is made of many stages.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

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What is the period from puberty to full sexual/reproductive maturity officially known as? (Also an awareness of social/gender roles)
Respuesta
  • adolescence
  • juvenile
  • teenage
  • young adulthood

Pregunta 6

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What is the definition of a "child?"
Respuesta
  • no longer breastfeeding​ but still relies on adults for food
  • until physical emotional/mental/physical maturity has been reached
  • until certian educational measures have been achieved ( conservation of volume, object permanence, etc.)

Pregunta 7

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Having a childhood phase allows mothers a physical and physiological gap to bear more children if they wish.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

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Which of these are characteristic of adolescence?
Respuesta
  • full development of primary reproductive characteristics
  • full development of secondary reproductive characteristics
  • adult brain
  • adult teeth
  • physiological maturation for key organs
  • menarche

Pregunta 9

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Breast buds are common amongst adolescent and pre-pubescent males.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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Once one has reached complete reproductive maturity, adolescence [blank_start]ends[blank_end].
Respuesta
  • ends

Pregunta 11

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The last notable changes of adolescence: Men: Build up of [blank_start]muscle[blank_end] Women: Widening of [blank_start]hips[blank_end]
Respuesta
  • muscle
  • hips

Pregunta 12

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The [blank_start]hypothalamic[blank_end] [blank_start]gonadal[blank_end] axis is the main hormonal pathway during puberty.
Respuesta
  • hypothalamic
  • gonadal

Pregunta 13

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The hypothalamic gonadal axis inactivates upon birth of the fetus.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

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Hypothalamus: [blank_start]GnRH[blank_end] Anterior Pituitary: [blank_start]LH[blank_end] (peaks before ovulation) and [blank_start]FSH[blank_end] (gonadotropins) Gonads: [blank_start]Estrogen[blank_end] (ovaries) and [blank_start]Testosterone[blank_end] (testes)
Respuesta
  • GnRH
  • LH
  • FSH
  • Estrogen
  • Testosterone

Pregunta 15

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What is precocious puberty in girls?
Respuesta
  • 8 years old<
  • 8 years old>
  • 9 years old<
  • 9 years old>
  • 10 years old<
  • 10 years old>

Pregunta 16

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What is considered precocious puberty in boys?
Respuesta
  • 8 years old <
  • 8 years old >
  • 9 years old >
  • 9 years old <
  • 10 years old >
  • 10 years old <

Pregunta 17

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Puberty later than [blank_start]13[blank_end] years for girls and [blank_start]14[blank_end] years for boys is considered late, or [blank_start]delayed[blank_end].
Respuesta
  • 13
  • 14
  • delayed

Pregunta 18

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Lack of pubertal progression can also mean late onset of adolescence.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 19

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Women should experience [blank_start]menarche[blank_end] (beginning of period) roughly [blank_start]3[blank_end] years once her breasts begin to develop ([blank_start]thelarche[blank_end].)
Respuesta
  • menarche
  • 3
  • thelarche

Pregunta 20

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Boys should complete puberty within [blank_start]4[blank_end] years.
Respuesta
  • 4

Pregunta 21

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The beginning of adolescence is known as [blank_start]adrenarche[blank_end].
Respuesta
  • adrenarche

Pregunta 22

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Puberty is a intermediate stage of adolescence.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 23

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Puberty has a growth spurt but there is generalized increase in growth throughout puberty.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 24

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Increased activity of the adrenal glands is why we call the beginning of adolescence "adrenarche."
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 25

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Girls have a(n) [blank_start]earlier[blank_end] growth spurt. Boys have a(n) [blank_start]greater[blank_end] growth spurt.
Respuesta
  • earlier
  • greater

Pregunta 26

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What diagnostic tool is used to measure adolescent growth? (the ________ _________) (both begin with capitals)
Respuesta
  • Tanner Stages

Pregunta 27

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In girls, when does the growth spurt finish?
Respuesta
  • thelarche
  • menarche
  • adrenarche
  • osteoarche

Pregunta 28

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Adrenarche is noted as the beginning of breast buds/testicular growth.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 29

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Which of these have increased interactions and dopaminergic activity during adolescent brain maturation?
Respuesta
  • the prefrontal cortex
  • limbic region
  • corpus striatum
  • temporal lobe
  • corpus callosum
  • parietal lobe

Pregunta 30

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Which of these are noted characteristic of the adolescent brain?
Respuesta
  • favoring of increased risk
  • the tendency to seek new experiences
  • increased impulsive decisions
  • reward-favored decisions
  • Intense periods of happiness
  • the tendency to fall back on comfort
  • greater mindfullness for social responsibilities

Pregunta 31

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Which of these is not that active in a fully matured adult brain but very active in the adolescent brain?
Respuesta
  • the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex
  • the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex
  • the ventral medial prefrontal cortex
  • the ventral lateral prefrontal cortex

Pregunta 32

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Which of these are known to start emerging during adolescence?
Respuesta
  • schizophrenia
  • substance abuse
  • anxiety disorders
  • mood disorders
  • phobias
  • diabetes
  • obesity
  • nervous disorders

Pregunta 33

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Usually, girls reach complete reproductive maturity at around age [blank_start]18[blank_end]. Boys do so around age [blank_start]21[blank_end]. This complete reproductive maturity = the end of adolescence.
Respuesta
  • 18
  • 21

Pregunta 34

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The first two years following menarche, a woman may experience [blank_start]anovulatory[blank_end] cycles. This should stop once [blank_start]pelvic[blank_end] [blank_start]growth[blank_end] is fully achieved.
Respuesta
  • anovulatory
  • pelvic
  • growth

Pregunta 35

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Teenage pregnancies have ill outcomes generally.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 36

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Which genetic component plays a role in when puberty begins in an individual? Chromosome [blank_start]6[blank_end] [blank_start]LIN28B[blank_end]
Respuesta
  • 6
  • LIN28B

Pregunta 37

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The age for menarche is decreasing.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 38

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Generally, people are decreasing in height more than they used to.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 39

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Obesity leads to an [blank_start]increased[blank_end] growth and also brings on puberty [blank_start]earlier[blank_end] for the individual.
Respuesta
  • increased
  • earlier

Pregunta 40

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Early activation of the adrenal glands may be mistaken for [blank_start]precocious[blank_end] puberty, which is technically a pathology. The difference between precocious puberty and early activation of the adrenal glands is if there is no [blank_start]testicular[blank_end] [blank_start]enlargement[blank_end] (in men) and if there is no [blank_start]breast[blank_end] [blank_start]changes[blank_end] (in women.)
Respuesta
  • precocious
  • testicular
  • enlargement
  • breast
  • changes
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