Hormones

Question 1

Hormones

Answer 1

Chemical messengers of our body produced by endocrine glands

Question 2

Axis

Answer 2

Hormone pathway

Question 3

HPG axis

Answer 3

Hypothalamus : stimulate pituitary to secrete sex hormones realeasing GnRH

Pituitary: Produce 2 hormone to stimulate gonad FSH/LH

Gonad (Testes, ovaries): recieve stimulation and produce sex hormones

Question 4

3 major sex hormones

Answer 4

estrogen,testosterone,progesterone

Question 5

Estrogen where and when

Answer 5

-Produced by follicles in follicles
-puberty

Question 6

Progesterone where and when

Answer 6

-produced by corpus luteum in ovaries
- fertilization or ovulation

Question 7

Testosterone where and when

Answer 7

• Created by Leydig cells in between semeniferous tubules
• during puberty

Question 8

negative

Answer 8

Maintain stability
used mostly in homeostasis
inhibits

Question 9

positive

Answer 9

Amplify process
found in laborpositive loop amplify strength of uterine contactions through oxytocin.

Question 10

estrogen role

Answer 10

stimulate thickening
stimulate egg maturation

Question 11

progesterone role

Answer 11

stimulate thickening ,
Maintains endometrium stimulate development placenta,
triggers menstruation

Question 12

testosterone role

Answer 12

stimulate spermatogenesis
Regulates libido

Question 13

LH

Answer 13

leutenizing hormone
produced by pituitary
stimulate gonads

Question 14

FSH

Answer 14

Follicle stimulating hormone produced by pituitary
stimulate gonads