Lifespan Development 9a
Jazmine is pregnant. The parts of Jazmine's body that are directly involved in reproduction are called the _____ sex characteristics.
Primary
Chad noticed that his testes were growing. This is the first visible sign of _____ in boys.
Puberty
Chester has been intentionally skipping breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and works out for two or more hours a day. Still he says he looks "too fat" in his clothes and vows not to wear a swimming suit until he loses weight. Chester's behavior is consistent with that of the disorder called:
anorexia nervosa.
It may be said that adolescence begins with _____ and ends with _____.
biology; culture
An individual with binge eating disorder:
eats an excessive amount of food in a single sitting.
Josias is going through a growth spurt. The first observable evidence will likely be that:
his fingers and toes lengthen.
A 2018 survey found that _____ percent of high school girls in the United States reported having been kissed, touched, or forced to have sex within a dating relationship when they did not want to.
15
Jojo recently had her first menstrual period, an event called:
menarche.
Melinda had four years of rapid physical growth and sexual maturation during her high school years, ending her childhood. This is called:
puberty.
Living in a stressful environment has been found to:
result in earlier puberty.
As Charles was drying himself off after taking a shower, he noticed that his _____ had grown, which is the first visible sign of puberty in boys.
testes