Human Grow/Dev Chapter 14

Chloe is going through puberty, which can:

affect her stress, appetite, and sleep.

What percentage of young women and teens in the United States is clinically bulimic?

between 1 and 3 percent

Of the following sexually transmitted infections, which is a sexually active teenager most likely to have?

genital herpes

Puberty begins with a hormonal signal from the __________ to the _________.

hypothalamus; pituitary gland

Avery is 17 and recently gave birth to a child. What type of lifelong problems will Avery most likely encounter?

medical and educational

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

Females' hips grow wider.

The risk of anorexia increases when:

teens have a close family member who has an eating disorder or depression.

Anorexia nervosa was undiagnosed until about:

1950

What percentage of girls have reported masturbating?

67 percent

_____ are notoriously sleep deprived.

Teenagers

Why are adolescents less susceptible to respiratory ailments?

The lymphoid system (tonsils and adenoids) decreases in size.

During adolescence, testosterone in boys:

rises dramatically.

During adolescence, the lungs will _________ in weight and the heart will ___________ in size.

triple; double