*Match-Up Activitiy
Student Handout
Name: _________________________
Write the letter of the correct definition in the box next to each term.
1. Puberty
2. Genitals
3. Hormones
A. Chemicals released by the brain that control
the changes caused by puberty
B. The male reproductive glands
4. Pituitary
C. A set of physical changes that happen to boys
and girls starting around age 8
D. Made with sperm mixed with fluids
5. Testes
E. The male reproductive cell
6. Ovaries
F. Hormone that causes girls to develop sexually
7. Testosterone
9. Scrotum
G. The male and female reproductive organs that
are on the outside of the body
H. Tube inside the penis that carries urine and
semen outside the body
I. Carries an egg from an ovary to the uterus
10. Sperm
J. Develops into a baby as it grows in the uterus
11. Egg/ovum
15. Fallopian tube
K. Muscular organ that holds the fetus and
pushes the baby out of the body during
childbirth
L. Happens when muscles around the male
genitals cause semen to leave the penis
M. The passage that leads from the uterus to the
outside of the body
N. Gland near the brain that releases hormones
into the body
O. The female reproductive glands
16. Fetus
P. A pouch of skin that holds the testicles
17. Uterus/womb
Q. The female reproductive cell
18. Vagina
R. A monthly discharge of fluid from the uterus in
females who are not pregnant
S. Happens when oil and dirt back up in the pores
and bacteria begins to grow
T. Hormone that causes boys to develop sexually
8. Estrogen
12. Urethra
13. Semen
14. Ejaculation
19. Menstruation
20. Acne
* Reprinted with permission: McIntyre Media Inc. (2004) You, Your Body & Puberty. Orangeville,
Ontario.
Changes In Me: A Puberty and Adolescent Development Resource for Educators
Junior Grade Level, Second Edition
Peel Public Health, Healthy Sexuality Program, 905-799-7700
124
*Match-Up Activitiy
Teacher Copy
Answer Key
C
1.
G
2. Genitals
A
3. Hormones
N
4. Pituitary
C. A set of physical changes that happen to
boys and girls starting around age 8
D. Made with sperm mixed with fluids
B
5. Testes
E. The male reproductive cell
O
6. Ovaries
T
7. Testosterone
F
8. Estrogen
P
9. Scrotum
F. Hormone that causes girls to develop
sexually
G. The male and female reproductive organs
that are on the outside of the body
H. Tube inside the penis that carries urine
and semen outside the body
I. Carries an egg from an ovary to the uterus
E
10. Sperm
Q
11. Egg/ovum
H
12. Urethra
D
13. Semen
L
14. Ejaculation
I
15. Fallopian tube
J. Develops into a baby as it grows in the
uterus
K. Muscular organ that holds the fetus and
pushes the baby out of the body during
childbirth
L. Happens when muscles around the male
genitals cause semen to leave the penis
M. The passage that leads from the uterus to
the outside of the body
N. Gland near the brain that releases
hormones into the body
O. The female reproductive glands
J
16. Fetus
P. A pouch of skin that holds the testicles
K
17. Uterus/womb
Q. The female reproductive cell
M
18. Vagina
R
19. Menstruation
S
20. Acne
R. A monthly discharge of fluid from the
uterus in females who are not pregnant
S. Happens when oil and dirt back up in the
pores and bacteria begins to grow
T. Hormone that cause boys to develop
sexually
Puberty
A. Chemicals released by the brain that
control the changes caused by puberty
B. The male reproductive glands
* Reprinted with permission: McIntyre Media Inc. (2004) You, Your Body & Puberty. Orangeville,
Ontario.
Changes In Me: A Puberty and Adolescent Development Resource for Educators
Junior Grade Level, Second Edition
Peel Public Health, Healthy Sexuality Program, 905-799-7700
125