Hormones of Male Reproductive System

Question 1

GnRH is also widely known as ____________.

Answer 1

LH releasing hormone

Question 2

GnRH is released (continuously/intermittently) ____________.

Answer 2

Intermittently

Question 3

GnRH is secreted by the ___________ nuclei of the hypothalamus.

Answer 3

Arcuate

Question 4

LH and FSH are glycoproteins that exert their effects mainly by activating ____________ second messenger system.

Answer 4

cyclic AMP

Question 5

_________ has a strong effect on the anterior pituitary gland to inhibit the secretion of FSH.

Answer 5

Inhibin

Question 6

hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) works like (hormone) __________.

Answer 6

LH

Question 7

_________ makes hCG which stimulates the fetal testes to make testosterone.

Answer 7

Placenta

Question 8

During childhood, slightest secretion of any sex steroid hormones exerts a strong (stimulatory/inhibitory) ___________ on secretion of GnRH.

Answer 8

inhibitory

Question 9

The decrease in male sexual function is called ____________

Answer 9

Male Climacteric

Question 10

Hot flashes, suffocation, and psychic disorders are indicative of _________ in males.

Answer 10

Male Climacteric

Question 11

Administration of __________ can abrogate the symptoms of male climacteric.

Answer 11

Testosterone, synthetic androgens or estrogen