Which of the Following Is True of the Adolescent Growth

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the adolescent growth spurt?

• A) Adolescents tend to eat enormous quantities of food to fuel their growth spurts.
• B) Boys start to spurt in height sooner than girls, at an average age of a little more than ten.
• C) Girls gain twice as much muscle tissue as boys while going through growth spurts.
• D) Adolescents begin to spurt in height about half a year after they begin to spurt in weight.

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Definitions:

Rigor Mortis

A postmortem condition where the muscles of the body stiffen due to chemical changes, occurring several hours after death.

Triceps

A muscle located at the back of the upper arm, responsible for extending the elbow.

Three Heads

typically refers to a muscle having three points of origin or attachments, such as the triceps brachii.

Single Insertion

When a muscle or tendon attaches to bone at one point or site.