WorksheetsHuman Growth: Adolescence
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The stage in life when humans go through the transforming process of changing from children to adults is.....
Puberty
Adolescence
Asynchrony
Painful
A period of development marked by growth spurts and sexual maturation is...
Pituitary Stage
Puberty
Awkwardness
Crzytown
The ___________ is a small organ at the base of he brain that releases hormones that regulate growth and reproduction.
Amygdala
Pituitary Gland
Hypothalamus
Conscience
The disproportionate growth of limbs, feet & hands in adolescence is called....
Gigantism
Spurt Disease
Asynchrony
Weird
Rapid changes in both height & weight during puberty are called......
Hormones
Hysteria
Asynchrony
Growth Spurts
The typical cause for acne is........
Hormonal changes that cause excess oil production.
Eating too many greasy foods.
Eating Chocolate.
Not listening to you mother.
Chemicals that travel through the body and cause change or development within the body are.....
dangerous
disgusting
platelets
hormones
Males typically do not experience a growth spurt until around age.....
10
12
14
18
Females often reach their full adult height before age.....
13
15
17
18
A typical physical development for females during early adolescence is....
considerable weight increase
considerable sarcasm increase
a very regular menstrual cycle
reaching full adult height
A typical physical development for males during early adolescence is....
weight gain
voice change
sudden height increase
growth of facial hair
The rapid changes of adolescence may cause teens to ask themselves...
Why are my parents nuts?
Am I normal?
Who IS my favorite president?
why are old people so boring?
The way people see their own body is.....
in a mirror
selfies
body image
body dismorphia
Adolescents need more _______ to promote growth than people in other stages of life.
Fats
Protiens
Fruits
vegetables
Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia, & Binge-eating disorder are all...
bad
fun
eating disorders common in adolescence.
goals
____________________ is the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation caused by a fear of becoming overweight.
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia
Binge-Eating Disorder
Dieting
__________________ is an eating disorder that involves a pattern of binging & purging.
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge-Eating Disorder
Dieting
Consuming LARGE amounts of food is called.....
Binging
Purging
Normal
Awesome
___________ is a method of expelling food from the system by vomiting, or using laxatives.
Binging
Purging
Dieting
Healthy elimination
Eating disorders are more common among males than females.
true
false
"Fad" diets or popular diets should be used for wieght loss in adolescence.
True
False
Females with this eating disorder typically stop menstruating due to body fat deficiencies.
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Adolescents think creatively about open-ended questions like, "What would happen if...."
true
false
Adolescents fall into which of Piaget's stages of development?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
The amygdala is the part of the brain responsible for ....
emotional reactions
regulating emotions
Metaphors are .......
Forms of speech that connect 2 seemingly unlike objects are...
Expressions that have cultural meaning.
partial "phors"
uncommon
Melatonin is...
What causes pigmentation of the skin.
The sleep hormone
Only released at night.
A myth.
Melatonin is released by..
the police
the heart
the pineal gland
the liver
To increase melatonin levels ________________________________is best.
Falling asleep in a dark room
Keeping a regular sleep schedule
Resolving conflicts before bed
Having an early bedtime
Melatonin levels are lower during the day because....
bright lights interrupt melatonin levels.
the body can tell the difference between day and night.
the pineal gland only works at night.
it's daytime. DUH!
