The pituitary gland is located _______.

• in the chest

• in the belly

• in the genitals

• in the brain

All humans go through puberty (adolescence) at the same age.

• True

• False

The chemicals that tell the body to change and grow during puberty (adolescence) are called _______.

• adrenal

• respiratory

• digestive

• hormones

The time of life during which a person changes from a child to an adult is called ______.

• middle age

• late childhood

• middle school

• adolescence

The stage (part) of life between childhood and adulthood,

usually beginning somewhere between the ages of 11 and 15 is called ________.

• Puberty

• Adolescence

• Childhood

• Stages of Life

A gland that tells the other glands to make hormones when needed. It is also called the Master Gland.

• Testes

• Pituitary Gland

• Ovaries

• Thyroid

Chemical substances produced in certain glands that help to regulate (control) the way your body functions are ______.

• Pituitary Gland

• Hormones

• Testosterone

• Estrogen

______ is the hormone that is responsible for physical changes in females (women).

• Estrogen

• Testosterone

• Pituitary Gland

_____ is the hormone responsible for physical changes in males (men).

• Progesterone

• Estrogen

• Testosterone

Female hormones are estrogen and _______.

• progesterone

• estrogen

• testosterone

• FSH