WorksheetsAdolescence/ Body & Behavior
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which term best describes adolscence?
endpoint
Transition
Beginning
Maturity
How does puberty differ between boys and girls?
Girls grow pubic hair during puberty, boys don't
Girls grow tall during puberty, boys don't
Girls begin puberty slightly later than boys
Boys begin puberty slightly later than girls
Which of the following is a factual statement about hormones?
They are the sole cause of mood swings
They cause boys' and girls' bodies to develop
They are a type of blood cell
They are extremely diffcult to deal with
What is is good thing about adolscence?
There isn't anything good about it
It lasts forever
It's the time of your life during which you look your best
When it's over, you're smarter and more confident
The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls internal biological functions
Autonomic Nervous System
Potpourri Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Somatic Nervous System
Nerves that run up and down the length of the back & transmit most messages between the body & brain
Spinal Cord
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Neurons
Nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body
Peripheral Nervous System
Center Nervous System
Somatic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
The long thin cells of nerve tissue along which messages travel to and from the brain
Neurons
Neurotransmitters
Dendrites
Axon terminals
The chemicals released by neurons
Neurotransmitters
Synapses
Dendrites
Hormones
The basic building blocks of heredity
Genes
Zygote
Neurons
Hormones
Chemical substances that carry messages through the body in blood
Neurotransmitters
Hormones
Serotonin
Narcotics
What job does the nervous system and endocrine system share?
Send messages to and from the brain
Attack foreign material in the bloodstream
Protect spinal cord
Fire neurotransmitters
With nature-nurture discussions, nature refers to
Environment
Biological makeup
Culture
Individual differences
Which of the following is not part of a neuron?
axon
cell body
dendrites
hippocampus
What are the chemical messages that the endocrine system sends?
hormones
neurotranmitters
axons
zygotes
