The nurse is planning care for pediatric clients who have diagnoses that impact the endocrine system. Which changes occurring during the school-age and adolescence have a direct impact on the endocrine system? Select all that apply.

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During the school-age and adolescence, puberty, adrenarche, and menarche have a direct impact on the endocrine system. Puberty leads to hormonal changes resulting in physical and emotional changes while adrenarche involves the maturation of the adrenal glands leading to the release of androgen hormones. Menarche marks the beginning of menstruation and involves hormonal changes in the female reproductive system. Sexual exploration and risk-taking behavior may indirectly impact the endocrine system by influencing stress hormones and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, but they do not have a direct impact on the endocrine system.

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