Question 1 Name the endocrine gland attached to brain? Question 2 Name the endocrine gland which secretes the growth hormone? Question 3 Name the substance which is needed continously by thyroid gland to make thyroxine hormone? Question 4 State the main symptom of goitre? Question 5 Name the hormone whose deficiency in body causes goitre?…
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Reproductive health
Question 1 Name a natural balanced diet for infants? Question 2 What is the full form of AIDS? Question 3 What is the full form of HIV? Question 4 What will happen if personal hygiene is not maintained by adolescents? Question 5 Whys is it necessary for adolescents to take bath regularly? Question 6 State…
Read MoreHormones In Initiating Reproductive Functions
Question 1 Name 2 sex cell or gametes? Question 2 Name 2 sex hormones? Question 3 What are the function of testosterone hormone? Question 4 What are the function of estrogen hormone? The changes which occur at adolescence are controlled by hormones.Puberty begins with a sudden increase in production of hormones in the body which…
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Question 1 What is a myth? Question 2 What is a taboo? Question 3 What is the legal age for the marriage of girls? Question 4 What is the legal age for the marriage of boys? Question 5 State the various ways in which early marriage and motherhood is harmful to the girls? Myths and…
Read MoreHow is sex of a baby determined
Question 1 What are sex chromosomes? Question 2 Which of the two sperm or egg decides the sex of the child? Question 3 Which of the two combination of sex chromosomes produces boy :XX or XY? Question 4 Which of the two combination of sex chromosomes produces girl :XX or XY? Question 5 Who is responsible…
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Question 1 What is menstruation? Question 2 Define the term menarche? Question 3 Around which age menarche occurs in girls? Question 4 Around which age menopause occurs in women? Question 5 Define menopause? Question 6 Explain when menopause and ovulation stop in a woman? Reproductive Phase Adolescent boys grow and become men.Adolescent girls grow and…
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Question 1 What are hormones? Question 2 Name 2 glands which function both as exocrine as well endocrine? Question 3 What is the other name for ductless glands? Question 4 What term is used for the secretion of endocrine gland? Question 5 Name the female sex hormone? Question 6 Name the male sex hormone? Question…
Read MoreSecondary sexual characteristics in humans
Question 1 What are primary sexual characteristics? Question 2 What are secondary sexual characteristics? Question 3 State few secondary sexual characteristics in mature boys? Question 4 State few secondary sexual characteristics in mature girls? Question 5 State few primary sexual characteristics in boys? Question 6 State few primary sexual characteristics in girls? Question 7 Name one…
Read MoreChanges at puberty:Pimple and acne, development of sex organs
Question 1 What substance is secreted by sebaceous glands? Question 2 Name the time period in one’s life when the brain has the greatest capacity for learning? Question 3 Name glands present in the skin whose increased activity causes pimples and acne? Question 4 Name male sex organs which develop completely at puberty? Question 5…
Read MoreChanges At Puberty:Height, Voice, Body shape
Question 1 How does the height of boys and girls change during puberty? Question 2 Name one factor on which the height of a person depends? Question 3 How do shoulders and chest changes in boys during puberty? Question 4 How do hips of girls changes during puberty? Question 5 What is the common name…
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Question 1 What is puberty? Question 2 Who attain puberty at an earlier age in human beings:Boys or girls? Question 3 Which is the most conspicuous change in boys and girls during puberty? Question 4 State changes that happens during puberty in boys? Question 5 State changes that happens during puberty in girls? Puberty A baby…
Read MoreAdolescence
Question 1 Define adolescence? Question 2 What is the special name of the period of life between childhood and adulthood? Question 3 Name another term for adolescents? Question 4 State the age at which adolescence usually begins and the age up to which it lasts? Question 5 Define the term puberty? Question 6 Define the term…
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