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WorksheetsPHYSICAL AND SEXUAL SELF
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
The goal is to figure out which of the statements is a LIE!
Physical self refers to the body that includes basic parts such as the head and legs.
The physical self is made up of other organs such as the brain and lungs.
The body performs its functions least well during adolescence and old age.
The goal is to figure out which of the statements is a LIE!
Physical efficiency generally peaks in early adulthood and declines into middle age.
Growth during childhood continues at a slow rate compared with the rapid rate of growth in babyhood.
Physical growth refers to a decrease in body size and in the size of organs.
The goal is to figure out which of the statements is a LIE!
Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 18.
One of the most crucial stages of development is the adolescence stage.
Adolescence begins with the onset of puberty.
The goal is to figure out which of the statements is a LIE!
Life span is the development from the conception of death.
Genes are a biological process of transmission of traits from parents of offspring.
Genes are basic carriers of hereditary traits.
The goal is to figure out which of the statements is a LIE!
Chromosomes are thread-like tissues that carry the genes and are usually found in pairs.
There are 23 pairs of chromosomes.
There are a total of 45 chromosomes.
The goal is to figure out which of the statements is a LIE!
Cells are made up of proteins and organelles.
Every second, your body produces 10 million new cells.
The longest cells in the human body are the motor neurons.
The goal is to figure out which of the statements is a LIE!
The smallest bone in the human body is the femur, also known as the thigh bone.
The smallest bone is the stirrup bone, which is located inside your eardrum.
There are anywhere between 60,000-100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
Puberty is the stage of development at which individuals become sexually mature. Though the outcomes of puberty for boys and girls are very different, the hormonal control of the process is similar. In addition, though the timing of these events varies between individuals, the sequence of changes that occur is predictable for male and female infants.
Puberty – Menstruation
different – similar
similar – different
infants – adolescents
Sometimes sexually transmitted diseases can be transmitted non-sexually, such as from mother to infant during pregnancy, or through blood transfissions or shared needles. STDs don't always cause symptoms. It's possible to contract sexually transmitted diseases from people who seem perfectly healthy and may not even know they have an infection.
pregnancy - infancy
transfissions – transfusions
don’t always cause – always cause
possible – impossible
Lesbian women and gay men are attracted to individuals of the same sex and/or gender. They were once commonly grouped as heterosexual, but this term is no longer used as it has a history in the wrongful pathologizing of people with non-heterosexual orientations as a mental health disorder.
gay – bisexual
same – different
heterosexual – homosexual
wrongful – rightful
Male sterilization known as a vasectomy is done to keep a man’s sperm from going to his penis, so his ejaculate never has any sperm in it that can fertilize an egg. However, in female sterilization or also called tubal ligation, a woman can have her fallopian tubes tied (or closed) so that sperm and eggs can meet for fertilization.
vasectomy – circumcision
penis – testes
tubal ligation – urinal ligation
can meet – cannot meet
A male condom keeps sperm from getting into a woman’s body. Latex condoms, the most common type, help to prevent pregnancy, and HIV, and other STDs, as do the newer synthetic condoms. “Natural” or “lambskin” condoms also help prevent pregnancy, but may fully provide protection against STDs, including HIV. Typical use failure rate: 13%.
sperm – urine
Latex – lambskin
help – do not help
may fully provide – may not provide
As a girl reaches puberty, typically the first change that is visible in the development of the beard. This is followed by the growth of axillary and pubic hair. A growth spurt normally starts at approximately age 9 to 11 and may last two years or more. During this time, a girl’s height can increase by 3 inches a year.
beard – breast
pubic hair – pubic bone
9 to 11 – 17 to 19
3 inches – 5 inches
In boys, the growth of the testes is typically the first physical sign of the beginning of puberty, which is followed by growth and pigmentation of other parts of male reproductive organs such as the scrotum and the penis. The next step is the growth of bone, including armpit, pubic, chest, and facial hair.
first – second
beginning – end
male – female
bone - hair
AIDS is the late stage of Human Immunodeficiency Virus that occurs when the body's immune system is severely damaged by the virus. What does AIDS stand for?
*The answer must be written in UPPERCASE letters.
(a)
