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clmills979 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The student nurse is preparing a short oral report for postclinical discussion on adolescent stages of growth and development.

Based on the information that adolescence can be divided into stages, what would be the best explanation of the main characteristics of the pubescence stage? A) Desire for independence
B) Grapple with everyday issues
C) Grapple with career choices
D) Fluctuations in self-assurance

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing with the high school students the structures of the male reproductive system and their functions. What would be the best explanation by the nurse about the function of the testes?

A) Location of final stages of maturation of sperm cells
B) Produce spermatozoa and secrete sex hormones
C) Transport sperm to the ejaculatory duct
D) Produce semen, the fluid medium for sperm

miss_1456@hotmail.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
In early adolescence or the pubescence stage, the main characteristic is the desire for independence. In middle adolescence, the main characteristic is fluctuations in self-assurance, and the main characteristics of late adolescence is grappling with every day issues and career choices.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Testes produce spermatozoa and secrete sex hormones. Epididymis is the location of final stages of maturation of sperm cells. Ductus deferens transports sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct. Seminal vesicles produce semen, the fluid medium for sperm.