Human Growth & Development
By Mr. Fitch
1. What is the pea-sized gland located in the brain that signals the beginning of puberty?
Ovum
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Hormones
2. What is the pouch that holds the testicles, just beneath the penis?
Scrotum
Seminal Vesicles
Vas Deferens
Testes
3. Also called an ovum, it's the female reproductive cell.
Fetus
Uterus
Ovary
Egg
4. The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. In males, semen also exits the body through it, although never at the same time.
Bladder
Penis
Vas deferens
Urethra
5. During puberty, this happens to BOTH boys and girls:
Ejaculations begin to occur
Hair grows under the arms
Menstruation can begin
Conception begins
6. This is a part of the female reproductive system.
Prostate gland
Fallopian tubes
Circumcision
7. This is a part of the male reproductive system.
Cervix
Motorcycles
8. An average menstrual cycle is:
28 days
3 days
13 days
unknown
9. Sperm (male reproductive cell) are made in:
Pituitary glands
Testicles
Factories
10. A nocturnal emission is sometimes called this:
Menstruation
A wet dream
Conception
Contraceptive
11. In females, puberty is controlled by these hormones:
Estrogen and testosterone
Estrogen, testosterone and progesterone
Testosterone and progesterone
Estrogen and progesterone
12. Ovum (eggs - female reproductive cell) are produced in the:
Ovaries
13. In the process of implantation, the embryo embeds itself deep into the:
Endometrium
14. The surgical procedure to remove the foreskin from the male's penis is called:
Libido
Monogamy
Sex drive
15. The pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, pineal, pancreas, thymus, parathyroid, ovaries (in girls), & testes (in boys) are the main organs in this system.
The cardiovascular system
The endocrine system
The digestive system
Fuel injection system
16. The practice of having only one sexual partner is called:
Abstinence
Infertility
17. An example of a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) includes:
HIV
Genital herpes
HPV
All of the above
18. Sperm mixes with fluids from the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland to form:
Semen
Menstrual fluid
Nutrients
19. Conception occurs when:
The sperm cell fertilizes the ovary
You're born
The sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell
The sperm cell fertilizes the uterus
20. This is located at the base of the uterus (womb):
Foreskin
21. Another word for menstruation is:
Menopause
Puberty
Period
22. What happens on the first day of the menstrual cycle?
One of the eggs starts to mature
The walls of the uterus begin the thicken with blood, proteins, and nutrients
The egg passes through the uterus
Fertilization occurs
23. Women are born with about this many egg cells:
0
100
1000
100,000
24. The egg is considered fertilized when the egg cell and sperm cell have joined together to make a new cell called a:
Zygote
Embryo
25. What transports nutrients from the placenta to the embryo?
Amniotic sac
Umbilical cord
Farmer Brown
26. AIDS is a disease which affects which system?
Immune system
Cardiovascular system
Musculoskeletal system
None of the above
27. Which virus causes AIDS?
Herpes
Hepatitis-C
Bacteria
28. What is the ONLY way a person can contract the HIV virus?
Hugging an infected person
Holding hands with an infected person
Having the bodily fluids of one person come in contact with the inside of another person's body (unprotected sex, intravenous drug use, from mother to fetus in the womb).
Sharing a pencil
29. What is the only 100% effective method of birth control?
Using a condom
Using the rhythm method
Crossing your fingers
30. After conception, how much time must pass for the fetus to fully develop in the womb?
3 months
7 months
9 months (40 weeks)
31. This is an example of an STI:
Arthritis
Syphilis
Gingivitis
32. The time between conception and birth is called:
The gestation period
The Menstrual cycle
The Life cycle
The Motor cycle - Vroom Vroom!
33. This is a gland about the size of a walnut that surrounds the urethra and adds fluid to the semen:
Thyroid gland
Mammary gland