hormone linked to puberty Flashcards

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what is the function of Gonadotropin-releasing hormone?

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Start the process of puberty
Released by the hypothalamus
It’s stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to secrete FSH and LH

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what is the function of FSH?

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stimulates the testes to produce sperm
stimulates follicle in ovary to produce oestrogen

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what is the function of the luteinizing hormone?

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stimulates testes to produce testosterone
stimulates the corpus luteum in ovary to produce progesterone

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