Exam 4: General Reproductive

Question 1

What are primary sex organs?

Answer 1

Gonads

Male: testes
Female: ovaries

Question 2

What are accessory sex organs?

Answer 2

Ducts, glands, external genitalia

Question 3

What do GnRH, FSH, and LH mean?

Answer 3

GnRH: produced by hypothalamus; causes pituitary gland to release FSH and LH

FSH: causes sustenocytes to release chemicals

LH: men; causes cells to release testosterone// female; triggers steroid hormones from ovaries

Question 4

What are the main sex hormones and what do they do?

Answer 4

Estrogen: regulates growth of female reproductive system

Testosterone: regulates male sex drive and production of sperm
Progesterone: prepares the lining if uterus for an egg to grown

Question 5

How do hormonal levels change over the course of a persons lifetime?

Answer 5

Men will have lower testosterone

Women will have lower estrogen causing menopause