chapter 3 growing and changing. _____ send messages from all parts of your body to your brain. the...

Chapter 3

Growing and Changing

_____ send messages from all parts of your body to your brain. the brain stem

motor nerves

sensory nerves

the thyroid gland

Sensory nerves

Send messages from all parts of your body to your

brain.

Permanent teeth usually grow in

the prenatal period

infancy

adulthood

childhood

Permanent teeth usually grow in

childhood

All cells usually divide at the same speed.

truefalse

All cells usually divide at the same speed.

False

The thyroid gland controls a person’s

hair color

brain stem

weight

balance

The thyroid gland controls a person’s

weight

The prenatal growth period lasts

9 weeks

9 months

1 year

12 months

The prenatal growth period usually lasts

9 months

Where is the pituitary gland located? behind the eyes

heart

brain

lungs

The pituitary gland is located in the

brain

Your muscles keep growing in length even after your bones stop growing.

truefalse

Your muscles keep growing in length even after your bones stop growing.

false

What parts of the bone actually grow?

just the endsThey grow all over the bottom end the middle part

The parts of the bones that actually grow are

the ends

The pituitary gland may not be releasing enough __ if you never have any growth spurts.

nutrientsneuronscartilagegrowth hormone

The pituitary gland may not be releasing enough __ if you never have any growth spurts.

growth hormone

If you damaged your cerebellum, you might have trouble

breathingremembering things thinkingstanding

If you damaged your cerebellum, you might have trouble

standing

You learn to recognize places and people during

adulthood infancy the prenatal periodadolescence

You learn to recognize places and people during

infancy

These are like chemical messengers

glandshormonesneuronsmotor nerves

Hormones

are like chemical messengers.

The pituitary gland affects the

entire body muscles head arms and legs

The pituitary gland affects

the entire body

Nutrients are moved from the blood to the cells of bone & muscle tissue by

the cerebellum the endocrine systemexercisegrowth spurts

Nutrients are moved from the blood to the cells of bone & muscle tissue by

exercise

The brain is covered with folds & grooves to fill up all the extra space as you grow allow the cerebellum to control

thinking store sensory messages from the body allow many neurons to be together in a

small space

The brain is covered with folds & grooves to

Allow many neurons to be together in a small space

When a cell grows to a certain size, it

dividesstarts getting smallerdiesevaporates

When a cell grows to a certain size, it

divides

The thyroid gland is located in the

neck areabrain intestinesmiddle part of the bone

The thyroid gland is located in the

neck area