Pregnancy in mammals Flashcards
What is the function of oestrogen?
Promotes the menstrual cycle and the development of female features and behaviors.
What is the function of progesterone?
Prepares the uterus for, and maintains, pregnancy by thickening the endometrium.
What is the function of testosterone?
Develops male features and behaviors.
What is the function of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?
Maintains the corpus luteum for the production of progesterone and stops ovulation.
What is the function of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)?
Promotes the development of follicle and the secretion of oestrogen.
What is the function of luteinising hormone (LH) in females?
Promotes ovulation, development of corpus luteum, and secretion of progesterone.
What is the function of prolactin?
Stimulates milk secretion.
What is the function of oxytocin?
Causes the release of milk and stretches the cervix for birth.
What gland secretes FSH?
Anterior pituitary gland.
What gland secretes LH?
Anterior pituitary gland.
What gland secretes prolactin?
Anterior pituitary gland.
What gland secretes oestrogen?
The ovaries.
What gland secretes progesterone?
The corpus luteum in the ovaries.
What gland secretes oxytocin?
Posterior pituitary gland.
What gland secretes testosterone?
The testis.
