HORMONAL CONTROL OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Which structures regulate the hormonal function?

• Pancreas and Thyroid gland

• Hypothalamus and Thyroid Gland

• Hypothalamus and Pituitary (Hypophysis) Gland

• Thyroid Gland and Pituitary (Hypophysis) Gland

• Pancreas and and Pituitary (Hypophysis) Gland

Which of the below definition best describes a hormone?

• Regulatory gland that coordinates the nervous and endocrine systems, because it communicates the brain (hypothalamus) with the rest of the glands in the body (like testis and ovaries).

• An organ where the hormones are received and where they act.

• An organ that produces and releases hormones. They may have other functions also.

• Chemical messengers, transported through the bloodstream to coordinate the function of organs.

• Regulates the production of testosterone

Which of the below definition best describes a gland or endocrine organ?

• Regulatory gland that coordinates the nervous and endocrine systems, because it communicates the brain (hypothalamus) with the rest of the glands in the body (like testis and ovaries).

• An organ where the hormones are received and where they act.

• An organ that produces and releases hormones. They may have other functions also.

• Chemical messengers, transported through the bloodstream to coordinate the function of organs.

• Regulates the production of testosterone

Which of the below definition best describes a target organ?

• Regulatory gland that coordinates the nervous and endocrine systems, because it communicates the brain (hypothalamus) with the rest of the glands in the body (like testis and ovaries).

• An organ where the hormones are received and where they act.

• An organ that produces and releases hormones. They may have other functions also.

• Chemical messengers, transported through the bloodstream to coordinate the function of organs.

• Regulates the production of testosterone

Which of the below definition best describes the Hypophysis (also called pituitary)?

• Regulatory gland that coordinates the nervous and endocrine systems, because it communicates the brain (hypothalamus) with the rest of the glands in the body (like testis and ovaries).

• An organ where the hormones are received and where they act.

• An organ that produces and releases hormones. They may have other functions also.

• Chemical messengers, transported through the bloodstream to coordinate the function of organs.

• Regulates the production of testosterone

What the reproductive male and female glands (gonads) called?

• Ovaries and Penis

• Testes and Sperm

• Ovaries and Testes

• Penis and Testes

• Ovaries and Uterus

Which hormones are called gonadotropins?

• Ovaries and Testes

• FSH and LH

• Sperm and Egg

• Hypothalamus and Hypophysis

• Testosterone and Estrogen

What is the function of the FSH in a male?

• Stimulate sperm production

• Regulate production of testosterone

• Produce estrogen

• Stimulate pituitary gland

• Produce oocytes

What is the function of the LH in a female?

• Stimulate folicular growth

• Stimulate production of estrogen

• Stimulate breast growth

• Thickens the uterus lining

• Causes ovulation

What is the importance of the message that hormones transport?

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