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Puberty

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pituitary gland is a pea-shaped gland that sits just under the brain and releases puberty hormones.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Estrogen is the hormone that causes most of the changes in a guy's body during puberty.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

List four changes that occur during puberty.

a)

production of testosterone; shrinking spurt; hair loss; body odor

b)

production of testosterone; weight loss; hair loss; muscle strength

c)

production of testosterone; growth spurt; hair loss;

d)

production of testosterone; growth spurt; hair growth; body odor

4.

During the menstrual cycle, an egg comes out of an _________ and begins a trip through the fallopian tube to the uterus.

a)

ovary

b)

uterus

c)

stomach

d)

liver

5.

Which part of a guy's body produces sperm?

a)

penis

b)

testes

c)

epididymis

d)

vas deferens

6.
What hormone causes a males body to change during puberty?
a)
estrogen
b)
egg
c)
sperm
d)
tesrosterone
7.
Everyone goes through puberty at the same speed. 
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Men make _________ of sperm each day
a)
hundreds
b)
thousands
c)
millions
9.

Which gland secretes testosterone?

a)

Adrenal medulla

b)

Anterior pituitary

c)

Pineal

d)

Testicles

10.

Which gland secretes insulin?

a)

Anterior pituitary

b)

Posterior pituitary

c)

Pancreas

d)

Thyroid

11.

Which hormone regulates sleep and wake cycles?

a)

Adrenaline

b)

Calcitonin

c)

Estrogen

d)

Melatonin

12.
Where are the adrenal glands located?
a)
One on each side of the larynx
b)
On top of the kidneys
c)
Behind the orbital bone
d)
The inner ear
13.
Letter H is pointing to
a)
Thymus
b)
Pancreas
c)
Pituitary
d)
Pineal
14.
What is the question mark pointing to?
a)
Urethra
b)
Bladder
c)
Prostate gland
d)
Epididymis
15.
What is the question mark pointing to?
a)
Scrotum
b)
Testicles
c)
Epididymis
d)
Penis
16.
What is the question mark pointing to?
a)
Epididymis
b)
Vas deferens
c)
Scrotum
d)
Bladder
17.

The menstrual cycle repeats every?

a)

Month

b)

28 days

c)

Week

d)

Year

18.
What does ovulation mean?
a)
A sperm is released
b)
The lining of the uterus breaks down
c)
An egg is released
d)
Menstruation occurs
19.

In which part of the female reproductive system does a baby develop?

a)

Ovaries

b)

Vagina

c)

Cervix

d)

Uterus

20.
The diagram shows the female reproductive system. The part labelled B is called  
a)
sperm 
b)
the egg  
c)
the womb  
d)
the ovary 
21.

A hormone is

a)

a chemical substance produced in large quantities by an endocrine gland.

b)

an enzyme produced by in minute quantities by a endocrine gland.

c)

a chemical substance produced in minute quantities by an exocrine gland.

d)

a chemical substance produced in minute quantities by an endocrine gland.

22.
Which of the following gland does NOT belong to the endocrine system?
a)
pituitary
b)
testes
c)
salivary
d)
thyroid
23.

The master gland of the body, secreting a large number of hormones that affect other glands, growth and development.

a)

pituitary gland

b)

sweat gland

c)

hypothalamus

d)

adrenal gland

24.

Adrenaline considered the fight or flight hormones because of its effects in emergency situations.

a)
True 
b)
False
25.
Insulin causes
a)
a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose
b)
a decrease in the permeability of cell membranes to glucose
c)
an increase in the production of glucose from glycogen
d)
none of these is correct
26.

Which hormone is secreted by the follicles in the ovary?

a)

oestrogen

b)

progesterone

c)

testosterone

d)

adrenaline