A nursing instructor is describing the role of androgens to a nursing class. The instructor determines that the class was successful when the students identify that from puberty onward,
androgens continue to aid in the development and maintenance of secondary sex characteristics that include which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) Body fat distribution
B) Muscle development
C) Epiphyseal growth
D) Glucose metabolism
E) Body hair
Ans: A, B, E
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From puberty onward, androgens continue to aid in the development and maintenance of secondary sex characteristics, which include facial hair, deep voice, body hair, body fat distribution, and muscle development.
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