1. Chapter 3 Growing and Changing

2. _____ send messages from all parts of your body to your brain.  the brain stem  motor nerves  sensory nerves  the thyroid gland

3. Sensory nerves Send messages from all parts of your body to your brain.

4. Permanent teeth usually grow in  the prenatal period  infancy  adulthood  childhood

5. Permanent teeth usually grow in childhood

6. All cells usually divide at the same speed.  true  false

7. All cells usually divide at the same speed. False

8. The thyroid gland controls a person’s  hair color  brain stem  weight  balance

9. The thyroid gland controls a person’s  weight

10. The prenatal growth period lasts  9 weeks  9 months  1 year  12 months

11. The prenatal growth period usually lasts 9 months

12. Where is the pituitary gland located?  behind the eyes  heart  brain  lungs

13. The pituitary gland is located in the brain

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

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

16. What parts of the bone actually grow?  just the ends  They grow all over  the bottom end  the middle part

17. The parts of the bones that actually grow are  the ends

18. The pituitary gland may not be releasing enough __ if you never have any growth spurts.  nutrients  neurons  cartilage  growth hormone

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

20. If you damaged your cerebellum, you might have trouble  breathing  remembering things  thinking  standing

21. If you damaged your cerebellum, you might have trouble standing

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

23. You learn to recognize places and people during infancy

24. These are like chemical messengers  glands  hormones  neurons  motor nerves

25. Hormones are like chemical messengers.

26. The pituitary gland affects the  entire body  muscles  head  arms and legs

27. The pituitary gland affects the entire body

28. Nutrients are moved from the blood to the cells of bone & muscle tissue by  the cerebellum  the endocrine system  exercise  growth spurts

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

30. 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

31. The brain is covered with folds & grooves to Allow many neurons to be together in a small space

32. When a cell grows to a certain size, it  divides  starts getting smaller  dies  evaporates

33. When a cell grows to a certain size, it divides

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

35. The thyroid gland is located in the neck area