Name: Adolescence and Reproductive Health
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: The physical and mental well-being of an individual is regarded as an individual's health. Good personal hygiene is the first step to good health.

Question

Search for the following in the word search puzzle given below.

Period of transition from childhood to adulthood
Reaching the age of sexual maturity.
Gland which releases the growth hormone.
Disease caused due to deficiency of a pancreatic hormone.
Reproductive organs
This hormone controls the metabolic rate.
Voice box.
Disease caused by deficiency of calcium and vitamin D.
Onset of puberty in females.
Transition of tadpole into a frog.
Stress regulating hormone.
Male gamete.
Chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes.
Hormone produced by the pancreas.

Accepted Answer

1. Adolescence is a transitional stage of development between childhood and adulthood. It is characterised by physical and mental human development.

2. Puberty is the period of sexual maturation in humans. It is a phase of development which includes the maturation of reproductive organs and the development of secondary sexual characters.

3. Pituitary gland releases the growth hormones that regulate the growth and development of the body.

4. Insulin is a hormone released by the pancreas that lowers the blood sugar level. When insulin is not produced in sufficient quantity, it results in diabetes.

5. Reproductive organs or sex organs called gonads are associated with sexual reproduction and are responsible for the production of gametes (sperm and eggs).

6. Thyroid gland releases the thyroxine hormone that regulates the metabolic rates of several body functions.

7. The structure that is also known as the voice box is larynx. It plays an important role in the production of sound.

8. Disease caused by deficiency of calcium and vitamin D is osteoporosis. This condition is characterised by loss of bone density and a higher risk of fractures.

9. The onset of puberty in females is known as menarche. Menarche is the first occurrence of menstruation, that is the monthly shedding of the uterine lining and the release of an unfertilised egg.

10. The process of transformation from a tadpole to a frog is called metamorphosis. The hormone thyroxine, produced by thyroid gland, is necessary to carry out this process.

11. The hormone that controls the body's response to stress is known as adrenaline. It is produced and released by the adrenal glands.

12. The male gamete is the sperm. Sperm is the reproductive cell produced by the testes.

13. Autosomes are chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes. Out of 46 chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell, the first 44 chromosomes are called the autosomes.

14. The hormones produced by the pancreas is insulin, that helps to maintain the blood sugar levels in humans.

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