Year 7 Puberty

What is puberty?

• Biological process controlled by internal clock

• Can start as early as 9 years old

• The transition from child to adult which happens normally during adolesence

• All of the above

What is the name of the gland that releases hormones for puberty?

• Hormone gland

• Pituitary gland

• Gonads

• Sweat gland

What does are the female gonads called?

• Breasts

• Testicles

• Ovaries

• Fallopian tubes

What are the male gonads called?

• Testicles

• Ovaries

• Vas deferens

• Urethra

What is the name of the male hormone?

• Progesterone

• Oestrogen

• Testosterone

• All of the above

What are the female hormones called?

• Progesterone

• Oestrogen

• Testosterone

• All of the above

How long can puberty last?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

Why is the male scrotum located on the outside of the body?

• Temperature control to produce sperm

• Safer

• For hormone production

• To protect the testicles

Where is sperm produced?

• Testicles

• Epididymus

• Vas Deferens

• Seminal Vesicle

Where is sperm stored?

• Testicles

• Epididymus

• Vas deferens

• Seminal Vesicle