A student reads in a chart that a child has been diagnosed with mixed precocious puberty and asks for an explanation. What explanation by the healthcare professional is most accurate?
A)When a child develops some secondary sex characteristics of the opposite sex
B)When a child does not develop any identifiable external sex organs
C)When early puberty occurs due to multiple, integrated causative effects
D)When early puberty has signs of physical and hormonal abnormalities

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Mixed precocious puberty (i.e., virilization of a girl or feminization of a boy) causes the child to develop some secondary sex characteristics of the opposite sex. It is not the lack of identifiable external sex organs, the effect of many causative factors mixed together, or a combination of physical and hormonal abnormalities specifically. The latter statement is accurate to a point but is too vague to be the best answer.

A Student Reads in a Chart That a Child Has