Puberty Test

Question 1

List 5 changes that happen to boys during puberty?

Answer 1

• penis grows
• body hair
• shoulders widen
• acne
• facial hair

Question 2

What are 5 physical changes that occur in girls at puberty?

Answer 2

• breasts
• hips get wider
• body hair
• grow
• acne

Question 3

Why does puberty happen?

Answer 3

So we can reproduce and keep our species from being extinct

Question 4

How long is an average period?

Answer 4

28 days

Question 5

Why do periods occur?

Answer 5

To dispose of the lining in the uterus that help babies grow. If you are not pregnant your body will not need the lining and will dispose of it

Question 6

What is the hormone called in girls that is responsible for the changes at puberty?

Answer 6

Oestrogen

Question 7

What is the hormone called in boys that is responsible for the changes at puberty?

Answer 7

Testosterone

Question 8

Between what ages does puberty occur?

Answer 8

9-15

Question 9

What are Fallopian tubes?

Answer 9

Tubes that carry the eggs from ovaries to uterus

Question 10

What is a scrotum?

Answer 10

Part of the male reproductive system; pouch of skin containing the testicles

Question 11

What are the testes?

Answer 11

Make sex glands that produce sperm

Question 12

What are ovaries?

Answer 12

Part of female reproductive system that produces and releases eggs

Question 13

What are is the Vas Deferens?

Answer 13

Tube that carries sperm to the urethra

Question 14

What is a urethra?

Answer 14

Tube that connects bladder to bladder opening to remove urine

Question 15

What is a uterus?

Answer 15

The part of the female body that the baby will grow in

Question 16

What is a bladder?

Answer 16

An organ for storing urine

Question 17

Why is personal hygiene important during puberty?

Answer 17

To prevent build up of bacteria and oil on the skin, which can lead to body odour