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.  true  false

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.  true  false

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

What parts of the bone actually grow?  just the ends  They 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.  nutrients  neurons  cartilage  growth 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  breathing  remembering things  thinking  standing

If you damaged your cerebellum, you might have trouble standing

You learn to recognize places and people during  adulthood  infancy  the prenatal period  adolescence

You learn to recognize places and people during infancy

These are like chemical messengers  glands  hormones  neurons  motor 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 system  exercise  growth 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  divides  starts getting smaller  dies  evaporates

When a cell grows to a certain size, it divides

The thyroid gland is located in the  neck area  brain  intestines  middle part of the bone

The thyroid gland is located in the neck area