Gonads Flashcards
Gonads
Secrete hormones that are responsible for the development and maintenance of the secondary sez characteristics that develop during puberty
Precocious puberty
Early onset puberty
Estrogen
Hormone secreted by the ovaries that is important in the development and maintenance of the female secondary sez characteristics and regulation of the menstrual cycle
Progesterone
Hormone released during the second hald of the menstrual cycle by the corpus luteum in the ovary
Complete the preparation of the uterus for possible pregnancy
Gamete
Reproductive cell
Sperm
Ova (eggs)
Gonadotropin
Hormone that stimulates the gonads
Androgens
Sex hormones, primarily testosterone, secreted by the gonads, AC, and fat cells
Promote the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics
Testosterone
Steroid hormone secreted by the testicles and the adrenal cortex to stimulate the development of male secondary sex characteristics