NURS 6501: Final Exam: Please contact Assignment Samurai for help with NURS 6501: Final Exam or any other assignment. Email: assignmentsamurai@gmail.com   Which growth pattern is typically seen during the early phase of adolescence? Group of answer choices

• Stabilization in height and weight
• Rapid increase in height and weight and appearance of secondary sexual characteristics
• Weight gain primarily in the form of adipose tissue followed by linear growth
• Earlier growth spurt for boys compared to girls

  The correct answer is: Rapid increase in height and weight and appearance of secondary sexual characteristics   Explanation: During early adolescence (typically ages 10–14), the following growth and developmental changes occur:

1. Growth spurt: Rapid increase in height (linear growth) and weight (due to muscle and bone growth).
2. Secondary sexual characteristics:
   • Girls: Breast development (thelarche), pubic hair (adrenarche).
   • Boys: Testicular enlargement, pubic hair.

Why Not the Others?

• Stabilization in height/weight: Occurs in late adolescence after growth plates fuse.
• Weight gain as adipose tissue first: Seen in girls during pre-puberty, but not the defining feature of early adolescence.
• Earlier growth spurt in boys: False—girls typically start their growth spurt 1–2 years earlier than boys.

Key Insight: The sequence of puberty is more consistent than the timing, which varies individually. Thus, rapid growth + secondary sexual characteristics best describe early adolescence.