UNIT-6-CARE-OF-THE-ADOLESCENCE

Question 1

Boys grow about 4 to 12 in (10 to 30 cm) in height and gain about 15 to 65 lb (7 to 30 kg)
during adolescence.

Answer 1

10 – 13 years old

Question 2

Girls grow 2 to 8 in (5 to 20 cm) in height and gain 15 to 55 lb (7 to 25 kg).

Answer 2

10 – 13 years old

Question 3

Growth stops with the closure of long bones’
epiphyseal lines.

Answer 3

16-17 years old for females / 18 – 20 years old for males