Last Lesson Health

Question 1

System that regulates long term changes in the body such as growth and development.

Answer 1

The endocrine system.

Question 2

Produce and release chemical substances (hormones) that signal changes in the body.

Answer 2

Endocrine glands.

Question 3

Chemical substances produced by the endocrine glands.

Answer 3

Hormones.

Question 4

Endocrine glands: (main)

Answer 4

Hypothalamus.
Pituitary.
Pineal.
Thyroid.
Pancreas.

Question 5

Part of the brain that helps regulate body temp., feelings, sleep and hunger.

Answer 5

Hypothalamus.

Question 6

“Master gland” controls growth, reproduction.

Answer 6

Pituitary.

Question 7

Part of the brain that produces melatonin.

Answer 7

Pineal.

Question 8

Found in the neck. Helps regulate metabolism, heart rate and body temp.

Answer 8

Thyroid.

Question 9

Produces insulin, hormone that regulates blood sugars.

Answer 9

Pancreas.

Question 10

Function - Reproductions.

Answer 10

Ovaries and Testes.

Question 11

How many testes have the males?

Answer 11

2

Question 12

How many ovaries have females?

Answer 12

2

Question 13

These glands work at extremely low levels until…

Answer 13

Puberty.

Question 14

The period of sexual development during which a person matures physically and is able to reproduce.

Answer 14

Puberty. Again.

Question 15

Functions of male reproductive system:

Answer 15

• Produce sex hormones.
• Produce and store sperm.
• Deliver sperm to the female reproductive system.

Question 16

Male reproductive cells

Answer 16

Sperm

Question 17

Function of sperm:

Answer 17

• Millions formed each day after puberty.
• Sperm cells join with the egg in a process call fertilization = baby.

Question 18

Male reproductive glands

Answer 18

Testes.

Question 19

Functions of Male reproductive glands:

Answer 19

• Production of testosterone/male sex hormone.
• Production of sperm.

Question 20

Location of testes?

Answer 20

Scrotum

Question 21

Is the external sexual organ by which sperm leaves the body.

Answer 21

Penis.

Question 22

Mixture of sperm cells and other fluids.

Answer 22

Semen.

Question 23

The release of semen through the penis.

Answer 23

Ejaculation.

Question 24

Functions of Female Reproduction System.

Answer 24

• Produces Sex Hormones.
• Production of eggs/hundreds of thousands.
• Provide a nourishing environment for fertilization.

Question 25

Female reproductive cells/only produce 1 per month.

Answer 25

Eggs/Ova

Question 26

Female reproductive glands.

Answer 26

Ovaries.

Question 27

Function of ovaries:

Answer 27

- Produce the female sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone. - Release azure egg cells.

Question 28

One of the ovaries releases a ripened egg once a month through a process called…

Answer 28

Ovulation.

Question 29

Passage ways that carry the eggs away from the ovaries to the Uterus.

Answer 29

Fallopian tubes.

Question 30

Muscular, pear-shaped organ were the fertilized egg grows and develops.

Answer 30

Uterus.

Question 31

The birth canal that leads form the uterus to the outside of the body.

Answer 31

Vagina.

Question 32

curs once a month when the egg is not fertilized.

Answer 32

Menstrual Cycle.

Question 33

Facts about menstruation:

Answer 33

- Cycle of 28 days. - 3 - 7 days - Causes discomfort/cramps, etc. (Period)

Question 34

During pregnancy these cycles occur each month from puberty to until age…

Answer 34

45 - 55 years old.

Question 35

The menstrual cycle stops and no longer releases matured eggs/can no longer get pregnant.

Answer 35

Menopause.