Human Growth and Development

The hormone responsible for secondary sexual characteristics in MEN is

• Estrogen

• Progesterone

• Testosterone

• Sewaterone

To prevent birth defects, a pregnant woman needs to 

• receive prenatal care

• avoid tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs

• maintain a healthy diet

• do all of the above

The process of releasing a mature egg from an ovary is __________________.

• menstruation

• ovulation

• ejaculation

• endometrium

After two months, the developing baby is technically called

• embryo

• blastocyst

• fetus

• ovum

This is the stage when you develop the physical characteristics of adults of your own gender.

• Adolescence

• Childhood

• Puberty

• Adulthood

The union of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell to form a human life.

• Reproduction

• Menstruation

• Ovulation

• Fertilization

Which stage of development comes directly after birth?

• infancy

• childhood

• adolescence

• adulthood

Where does a fertilized egg attach after being fertilized?

• vagina

• cervix

• uterus

• fallopian tubes

If a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy, this can cause serious harm to the offspring in the form of _______.

• Fetal dystrophy disorder

• Fetal cramps

• Down syndrome

• Fetal alcohol syndrome

What is human development?

• A gradual process through which human beings change from birth to adulthood.

• The study of genes