The nurse is explaining Tanner staging to an adolescent and her mother. Which statement best describes Tanner staging?
a. Predictable stages of puberty that are based on chronologic age
b. Staging of puberty based on the initiation of menarche and nocturnal emissions
c. Predictable stages of puberty that are based on primary and secondary sexual
characteristics
d. Staging of puberty based on the initiation of primary sexual characteristics
C
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A Tanner stages are not based on chronologic age. The age at which an adolescent
enters puberty is variable.
B The puberty stage in girls begins with breast development. Puberty stage in boys
begins with genital enlargement.
C Tanner sexual-maturing ratings are based on the development of stages of
primary and secondary sexual characteristics.
D Primary sexual characteristics are not the basis of Tanner staging.
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