The _______________ is often called the body's "master gland" because the hormones it secretes affect many other endocrine glands, although it is not the true "boss."

Research that has examined Kübler-Ross's theory of stages of dying has found that the majority of terminally ill patients proceed predictably through the stages.

a. true b. false

Which of these is the most accurate definition of puberty?

a) beginning of adolescence b) time when individuals reach full sexual maturity c) time of life when the greatest physical growth occurs d) term that refers to the occurrence of menarche and nocturnal emissions