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Chapter 16, Problem 1SQ
Besides producing gametes (sperm and eggs), the primary male and female reproductive organs also produce sex hormones. The _____ and the pituitary gland control secretion of both.
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- A female patient has stopped producing estrogen and is going through premature menopause. Which of the following glands could be the problem? More than one answer may be correct. Hypothalamus Pituitary Pancreas Ovariesarrow_forwardThe male hormones are produced over a lifetime. That explains why a man can father a child well into his eighties . A female's reproductive cycle is just that, a cycle. It begins at puberty, or menarche, and ends at menopause, until the release of an ova from the last follicle. Describe the female reproductive cycle, the hormones involved, and what each one doesarrow_forwardIn both males and females, primary sex organs called _________________ produce the gametes.arrow_forward
- The tail of a sperm cell is a __________.arrow_forwardOn average, girls begin puberty at about the ageof______________ , boys at about the age of ____________.arrow_forwardThis is secreted by the ovary ( follicle and corpus luteum ), causes proliferation of the endometrium . It is also responsible in developing and maintaining the female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics associated with the adult female Follicular stimulating hormone Progesterone Prostaglandin Estrogenarrow_forward
- In females the shedding of the uterine lining (a menstrual period) is stimulated by _________. an increase in progesterone and estrogen levels in the blood a decrease in progesterone and estrogen levels in the blood release of the follicle from the ovary the arrival of the egg in the uterusarrow_forwardIn males, stimulates the Leydig cells to produce Progesterone; testosterone Luteinizing hormone (LH); testosterone Estrogen; sperm O Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH); inhibinarrow_forwardThe culmination of sexual stimulation, which is accompanied by a sense of physiological and psychological release, is called __________.arrow_forward
- Right before the ovulation, the maturate follicle secretes high levels of estrogen which switches from negative to positive feedback regulation of the HPG axis. Positive feedback regulation of estrogen will result in __________ of estrogen levels, leading to an ____________ surge further increase; progesterone further increase; LH decrease; progesterone decrease, LHarrow_forwardThe hormone that stimulates female breast development is _____________.arrow_forwardHormones such as Testosterone, helps the germ cells divide and change several times and gradually turn into spermatids or young sperm cells. *arrow_forward
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