WorksheetsSex Education Test Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
What does the pancreas do?
produces testosterone and sperm
regulates sugars in the blood
What does the thyroid do?
regulates the balance of calcium and phosphorus
regulates body heat, metabolism, and bone growth
What do the testes do?
Produce testosterone and sperm
balance salt and water and controls
What does the pituitary gland do?
Controls the activities of all other endocrine glands
Regulates the balance of calcium and phosphorus
What does the adrenal gland do?
Produce testosterone and sperm
Balances salt and water and controls emergency response
What does the ovaries do?
Regulates body heat, metabolism, and bone growth
Produces estrogen, progesterone, and ova
What does the parathyroid do?
Regulates the balance of calcium and phosphorus
Controls the activities of all other endocrine glands.
What does the hypothalamus do?
Produce testosterone and sperm
Stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete hormones
What does amniocentesis do?
Thread-like structures that carry the codes for inherited traits
A procedure used to check a developing fetus for genetic abnormalities
What are chromosomes?
Thread-like structures that carry the codes for inherited traits
A procedure used to check a developing fetus for genetic abnormalities
What are genes?
Diseases caused partially or completely by a defect in genes
Basic units of heredity
What is gene therapy?
Basic units of heredity
Process of inserting normal genes into human cells to correct genetic disorders
What is genetic disorders?
A procedure used to check a developing fetus for genetic abnormalities
Diseases caused partially or completely by a defect in genes
What does commitment mean?
Part of the brain that coordinates movement
A promise or pledge
What is the cerebellum?
Critical changes that occur at all stages of life
Part of the brain that coordinates movement
What is adoption?
a promise or pledge
Becoming a legal parent of other parents' children
What is adolescence?
The period between early childhood and adulthood
Critical changes that occur at all stages of life
What does the word transitions mean?
The period between early childhood and adulthood
Critical changes that occur at all stages of life
What are HIV/AIDS?
STD that results in death
STD caused by a protozoan
What is chlamydia?
STD that can result in damage to joints
Most common STD among teens
What is gonorrhea?
STD diagnosed by a pap test
STD that can result in damage to joints
What is genital HPV?
STD caused by a protozoan
STD diagnosed by a pap test
Menstruation is the process of releasing a mature ovum into the Fallopian tubes.
True
False
The Scrotum protects sperm by keeping the testes slightly below body temperature.
True
False
The placenta and the fetus are connected to the umbilical cord.
True
False
Identical twins are formed from two different eggs and two different sperm.
True
False
Pregnancy is divided into three trimesters.
True
False
A stillbirth is the delivery of a fetus that has died after the twentieth week of pregnancy.
True
False
Learning to walk well is a developmental task associated with late childhood.
True
False
Puberty may begin during late childhood.
True
False
Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine.
True
False
The period between childhood and adulthood is known as puberty.
True
False
The ability to reason and think out abstract solutions is called self-direction.
True
False
A developmental task of adolescence is developing a system of values.
True
False
Late adulthood occurs between the ages of 40 years and 65 years.
True
False
When spouses have different values, it strengthens their marriage.
True
False
There is a(n) low probability that a teen marriage will end in a few years.
True
False
Setting limits on children helps them make good decisions on their own.
True
False
Middle adulthood is a stage when many transitions occur.
True
False
Medicare is a government program for people over age 65.
True
False
If a(n) bacterial STD is diagnosed early, long-term effects can be prevented.
True
False
A tear in the abdominal wall that allows part of the intestines to push through
causes sterility
is an inguinal hernia
Which of the following can cause sterility?
Sexually transmitted disease
Too little thyroxine
The sperm cell and ovum unite to form a zygote in the
scrotum
fallopian tubes
Which of the following is a thin, fluid-filled membrane that surrounds and protects the developing embryo?
Placenta
Amniotic Sac
Which term describes high blood pressure during pregnancy?
Toxoplasmosis
Gestational Hypertension
Adulthood begins when young people
stop growing in height
mature physically and emotionally
The HPV vaccine
cures cancer caused by HPV
Prevents only some types of HPV
HPV spreads through
unbroken skin
transfer of infected blood
Which behavior is most likely to prevent the risk of STD's?
Being sexually active only with asymptomatic partners
Using refusal skills when pressured to engage in sexual activity
What is one reason STDs often go untreated?
There is no treatment or cure for most STDs.
Some people are afraid to seek medical treatment.
How does teaching decision-making skills help teens prevent STDs and HIV?
It helps them set the goal of remaining abstinent until marriage.
It helps them make healthful decisions regarding sexual behavior.
