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Benjamins parents swore he was an inch taller every morning when he woke up. Benjamin had been looking down on his mom for a while, and now he stood eyeball-to-eyeball with his dad. Ben is experiencing
 
  a. the secular trend.
  b. the adolescent growth spurt.
  c. the HPG axis.
  d. adrenarche.

Question 2

An important gland, nicknamed the master gland, is the ______________ gland.
 
  a. pituitary
  b. gonadarche
  c. adrenal
  d. hypothalamus



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. the adolescent growth spurt.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. pituitary gland





 

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