week 5

Question 1

gonadarche

Question 2

telarche

Answer 2

breast development

Question 3

menarch

Answer 3

first menstruation

Question 4

spermarche

Answer 4

process of making sperm

Question 5

gonodal hormones (steroid hormones)

Answer 5

estrogen, progesterone and testosterone

Question 6

HPG-axis

Answer 6

hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis

Question 7

pubertal clock gene

Answer 7

Kiss1

Question 8

factors influencing pubertal timing

Answer 8

• onset timing is 50-80% heritable
• nutrion and body fat (leptine)
• stress/emotional well-being
• melatonin
  geographical migrations
• lights exposure

Question 9

adrenarche

Answer 9

Dheas (androgen, as is testosterone)
changes in the body: pubic an axillary hair development, body odor, oil skin and hair,a cne , skeletal maturation

Question 10

how to measure puberty

Answer 10

Pubertal development scale, hormone levels, physical development

Question 11

PDS

Answer 11

pubertal status
pubertal timing
pubertal tempo

Question 12

HPA-axis

Answer 12

hypothalamus- pituitary- adrenal cortex
stress system

Question 13

organizational hormone effects

Answer 13

permanent, often young age

Question 14

activational hormone effects

Answer 14

short term, often older age

Question 15

pubertal effects on the brain

Answer 15

• animal literature showing effects op pubertal hormones on brain structure and behavior
• heightened neural activity in puberty
  pubertal hormones are related to brain growth
• apparent differences in brain maturation between males and females