Quiz on pg 1-8

Question 1

the first 8 weeks of the pregnancy

Answer 1

Embryo

Question 2

mass of blood vessels, connects the mother and the child

Answer 2

Placenta

Question 3

a bundle of three blood vessels, gives the baby nutrients

Answer 3

umbilical cord

Question 4

baby is about 1/2 an inch long by this amount of this time

Answer 4

6 weeks

Question 5

baby’s most important period of growth has been completed (now called a fetus)

Answer 5

9th week

Question 6

weighs about 1 ounce and 3 inches long by this amount of time

Answer 6

12 weeks

Question 7

baby is about 6 inches long and in a sitting position. weighs about 4 ounces by this amount of time

Answer 7

4 months

Question 8

about 10 inches long by this amount of time

Answer 8

5 months

Question 9

can hear noise and recognize sound by this amount of time

Answer 9

6 months

Question 10

by this time, the baby can open his eyes

Answer 10

7 months

Question 11

by now, the finger nails grow

Answer 11

8 months

Question 12

time the baby is almost ready to come out of the womb

Answer 12

9 months

Question 13

transitional change from childhood into adulthood

Answer 13

Adolescence

Question 14

stage of development in which the body becomes physically able to reproduce, marks the beginning of adolescence

Answer 14

Puberty

Question 15

stimulators of the endocrine system

Answer 15

Hormones

Question 16

doctor that specializes with children

Answer 16

Pediatrician

Question 17

study of the endocrine system—its structure, functions, disorders, and diseases

Answer 17

Endocrinology

Question 18

manufacture and secrete their products into the blood

Answer 18

Endocrine Glands

Question 19

“stimulators”

Answer 19

Hormones

Question 20

“master gland”

Answer 20

Pituitary gland

Question 21

“growth hormone”, regulates your overall growth rate by stimulating the growth of new tissues

Answer 21

Somatotropin

Question 22

secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, helps regulate blood pressure and the body’s water balance

Answer 22

Antidiuretic hormone

Question 22

chemical and physical processes by which the body “burns” food and generates energy

Answer 22

Metabolism

Question 23

regulates general activities related to metabolism and oxidation

Answer 23

Thyroxine

Question 24

a fertilized egg

Answer 24

Zygote

Question 25

a special nurse for the pregnant woman and the baby

Answer 25

Obstetrician

Question 26

commonly referred to as adrenaline

Answer 26

Epinephrine

Question 27

work with the thyroid gland to regulate the amount of calcium in the blood

Answer 27

Parathyroid

Question 28

one on top of each kidney, consist of two parts: the adrenal cortex (thick, outer part) and the adrenal medulla (small, inner part).

Answer 28

adrenal glands

Question 29

stimulates the kidneys to conserve sodium and excrete potassium and helps regulate the body’s water balance

Answer 29

Aldosterone

Question 30

stimulates the body to repair itself following stress, inflammation, or injury

Answer 30

Cortisol

Question 31

scattered throughout the pancreas; the hormones secreted by these cells function together to regulate the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood

Answer 31

islets of Langerhans

Question 32

stimulates the liver and muscles to remove glucose from the blood and store it as glycogen

Answer 32

insulin

Question 33

stimulates the liver to convert glycogen into glucose and release it into the bloodstream

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glucagon

Question 34

reproductive glands

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Gonads

Question 35

reproductive glands in males

Answer 35

testes

Question 36

reproductive glands in females

Answer 36

Ovaries

Question 37

The main hormones produced by the ovaries

Answer 37

Estrogens

Question 38

primary function of this small gland seems to be the regulation of the body’s waking and sleeping cycles

Answer 38

Pineal gland

Question 39

hormone that triggers sleepiness

Answer 39

Melatonin