WHS Health U1 Q3

Which of the following qualities do responsible adults possess?

reliability punctuality patience friendliness

The development of ------------ sex characteristics cause girls to look like women and boys to look like men.

secondary

During puberty, abnormal levels of hormones can cause people to experience an extreme range of emotions.

true

Friends have an effect on what we do and say.

uh huh

Most children can understand abstract symbols and solve complex problems by the time they are ---- years old.

12

Most infants are able to crawl and speak a few words by the time they are

18 months

The placenta begins absorbing nutrients and oxygen from the mother's body.

1st

Facial features become apparent.

2nd

fingers and toes develop

2nd

The respiratory system becomes mature.

3rd

Adults may be able to offer you good advice.

TRUE

During adolescence, a desire for independence increases.

accurate

The period of transition between childhood and adulthood is known as

adolescence

After the zygote divides into two cells, it is called a(n)

embryo

The effort made by the mother's body to move the baby from the uterus and through the birth canal is called

labor

During childhood, ----------- development is not as rapid as in infancy.

physical

Puberty begins when the ---------- gland increases the amount of -------------in your bloodstream.

pituitary gland, hormones

The stage of physical development during adolescence is called

puberty