Multiple choice

During which period are gonads acquired the capacity to reproduce accompained by increased endocrine and gametogenic functions?

  1. Proliferative phase

  2. Luteal phase

  3. Secretory phase

  4. Menarche

  5. Puberty

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction to enable fertilisation. The state at which the gonads come to maturity relative to their endocrine and gametogenic potential for reproductive function is referred to as puberty.