A key event in setting off puberty occurs when
A) there is a surge in levels of human growth hormone.
B) the adrenal gland produces higher levels of stress hormone.
C) the hypothalamus becomes less sensitive to sex hormones and signals the gonads to produce higher levels of them.
D) the growth curve becomes steepest.
Answer: C
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