A pediatric nurse reads in a chart that a female patient is in Tanner stage 3. Which of the following best describes this patient?
A.
Breast buds and thick, curly pubic hair
B.
Entire breast enlarged; pubic hair in inverted triangle
C.
Has breast buds and sparse, straight pubic hair
D.
Nipples protruded; pubic hair extending to medial thighs
ANS: B
In Tanner stage 3, the entire breast in enlarged but the nipple and papillae are not enlarged yet. Pubic hair appears in a typical female inverted triangular pattern. Breast budding signifies stage 2, but in this stage pubic hair is not thick and curly. Protruded nipples and thigh hair are seen in stage 5.
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