3. REPRODUCTION & INHERITANCE

Question 1

3.9 the locations for hormones OESTROGEN & PROGESTERONE and the uses?

Answer 1

OESTROGEN:
follicle in ovary
inhibits FSH production
& stimulates LH secretion
repairs / thickens lining of uterus

PROGESTERONE:
ovary (corpus lutem)
inhibits LH & FSH production
maintains the lining of uterus

Question 2

3.10B the locations for hormones FSH & LH and the uses?

Answer 2

FSH:
pituitary gland
eggs mature&stimulated oestrogen secretion

LH:
pituitary gland
mature egg (ovum) released
& remnant of follicle becomes corpus luteum

Question 3

DISCLAIMER: to be able to tell the hormone form line based on menstrual cycles?

Answer 3

PROGESTERONE : starts slow and takes a while but eventually goes upwards finishes at top straight line

FSH: starts medium then goes lower before going quickly higher then rounds off and goes back down again finishes below PROGESTERONE

OESTROGEN: starts slow but immediately starts going higher before taking a while to round off and eventually goes back down finishing below FSH where it started from

LH: starts in straight line low down but quickly and steeply shoots upwards before rounding off quickly and shooting back down to previous straight line finish under OESTROGEN

Question 4

what are the four hormones you need to know

Answer 4

oestrogen, progesterone, FSH and LH

Question 5

do I need to know the hormones regarding growth and puberty

Answer 5

NOOO!!!