1 
On average, puberty begins in boys earlier than in girls.
a) True
b) False
True
2
Genetics plays an important factor in the timing of puberty, so if a parent started puberty at an early age, her children probably will too.
a) True
b) False
True
3
Gynecomastia refers to breast development in boys during puberty.
a) True
b) False
True


4
In boys, the first sign of puberty is...
a) a growth spurt
b) growth of pubic hair
c) growth of underarm hair
d) a voice change
e) growth of the testes
growth of the testes

5
Menarche refers to male breast development during puberty.
a) True
b) False
False

6
It would be considered early if a girl started puberty when she was 9 years old.
a) True
b) False
False
Puberty is consider early (precocious) if it occurs before the age of 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys. 


7
Puberty would be late in a boy if it had not started by age...
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
e) 14
14

8
On average, girls get their first period at age...
a) 11
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14
e) 15
13

9
The stages of puberty are usually referred to as the...
a) Turner Stages
b) Tanner Stages
c) Riser Stages
Tanner Stages

10
Hormones responsible for the changes in puberty include...
a) testosterone
b) estrogen
c) luteinzing hormone
d) gonadotropin releasing hormone
e) all of the above
all of the above

11
The first sign of puberty for girls is usually...
a) a growth spurt
b) breast budding
c) the first period
d) growth of pubic hair
e) acne
breast budding

12
When a girl first starts having periods, she may have...
a) one period every 28 days
b) two periods in a month
c) one period every other month
d) one period every 32 days
e) any of the above
any of the above

13
Your teen can no longer see a Pediatrician once he has started puberty.
a) True
b) False
False

14
Teens begin to get acne because...
a) they don't wash their faces well
b) they eat too much chocolate and soda
c) of the hormonal changes associated with puberty
d) all of the above
e) both a and b
of the hormonal changes associated with puberty

15
If puberty begins before age 8 in a girl, it is referred to as...
a) early puberty
b) puberty
c) late puberty
d) precocious puberty
e) both a and d
both a and d

16
During their peak growth spurt during puberty, girls will grow about...
a) 1 - 1 1/2 inches/year
b) 2 - 2 1/2 inches/year
c) 3 - 3 1/2 inches/year
d) 4 - 4 1/2 inches/year
e) 5 - 5 1/2 inches/year
3 - 3 1/2 inches/year

17
Some children develop a strong body odor even before they begin puberty.
a) True
b) False
True

18
Before having her first period, it can be normal to have some clear or whitish vaginal secretions.
a) True
b) False
True

19
A medicine that can suppress or stop early puberty is...
a) lupron
b) testosterone
c) estrogen
d) growth hormone
e) all of the above
lupron

20
During their peak growth spurt during puberty, boys will grow about...
a) 3 inches/year
b) 4 inches/year
c) 5 inches/year
d) 6 inches/year
e) 7 inches/year
4 inches/year