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