Reaching Puberty Earlier Than Fellow Peers Is Associated with

question 61

Multiple Choice

Reaching puberty earlier than fellow peers is associated with

• A) negative outcomes for girls but positive outcomes for boys.
• B) reaching puberty earlier than fellow peers has no effect on outcomes for both boys and girls.
• C) negative outcomes for both boys and girls.
• D) positive outcomes for both boys and girls.
• E) negative outcomes for boys but positive outcomes for girls.

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Definitions:

Implantation

Attachment of the blastocyst to the endometrium of the uterus, occurring 6 or 7 days after fertilization of the ovum.

Human Embryo

An early developmental stage of human growth and differentiation, starting from fertilization to the eighth week, where major organs and structures begin to form.

Blastocyst

Stage of mammalian embryos that consists of the inner cell mass and a thin trophoblast layer enclosing the blastocele.

Depolarization

The process in which the resting membrane potential becomes less negative, moving towards zero, typically as a precursor to an action potential in neurons.