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