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1
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where is the Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) secreted from?

A

anterior pituitary gland

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what is Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) target organ?

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teste = seminiferous tubules
Ovaries = follicles
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what does FSH do?

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  • female = Stimulates follicles in ovary to develop

- male = Stimulates seminiferous tubules to produce sperm

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what does FSH stand for ?

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Follicle Stimulating Hormone

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what is LH?

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Luteinising Hormone

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what does LH do?

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males = Stimulates secretion of testosterone
females = Stimulates secretion of oestrogen and progesterone
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7
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what is LH target organ

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Interstitial cells of testes

Ovaries

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where is LH secreted from?

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Anterior pituitary gland

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what does oestrogen do?

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  • Development of female reproductive system

- Prepares endometrium for possible implantation

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10
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where is oestrogen secreted from?

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Ovaries

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11
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what is oestrogens target organ

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various

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12
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what does progesterone do?

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  • Maintenance of endometrium,
  • development and maintenance of placenta,
  • development of milk secreting glands
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13
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where is progesterone secreted from?

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ovaries

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14
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what organs does progesterone target?

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uterus, placenta, breasts

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what does Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin do?

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Maintains corpus luteum in mother so that progesterone and oestrogen are secreted until placenta is established

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16
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what does HCG stand for?

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Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin

17
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what the HCG target organ?

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corpus luteum

18
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what is HCG secreted from?

A

placenta

19
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what does prolactin do?

A

Milk production

20
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where is prolactin secreted from?

A

anterior pituitary gland

21
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what is prolactin target organ?

A

breasts

22
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what is oxytocin responsible for?

A

Contraction of smooth muscle

Milk let-down

23
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where is oxytocin secreted from?

A

Posterior pituitary gland

24
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what is oxytocin target organ?

A

breasts

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