4.3 Hormones & puberty

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

4.3 hormones and puberty

today''s program 

 home work - check and revision

learning goals: you will be able to answer the following questions

• what are hormones
• which hormone glands are present in the human body and which hormones do they produce?
• which hormones affect the reproductive system and how? 

What do you think about when you hear the word 'hormone'?

Which organ system is responsible for producing hormones?

1. The integumentary system
2. The circulatory system
3. The lymphatic system
4. The endocrine system

NOTE. 

Hormone gland

FINISH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE FOLLOWING WORDS: reproductive system - different -  pituitary gland - target organ - sex hormone - endocrine system - hormones - the same -  sex organ.

1. Testosterone is an example of a ...

2. ... are regulatory substances, produced by endocrine glands. 

3. All hormone glands are part of the ...

4. Sex hormones regulate the ... 

5. Most hormones are ... for men and women.

6. Hormones only cause a reaction in their ...

7. The brain produces hormones that start puberty in the ...

FINISH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE FOLLOWING WORDS: 

1. Testosterone is an example of a sex hormone 

2. Hormones are regulatory substances, produced by endocrine glands. 

3. All hormone glands are part of the endocrine system

4. Sex hormones regulate the reproductive system

5. Most hormones are the same for men and women

6. Hormones only cause a reaction in their target organ

7. The brain produces hormones that start puberty in the pituitary gland

How many sentences did you finish correctly?

1. Less than 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7