Reproductive And Endocrine Flashcards
Where does sperm mature
Epidiymis
What does testosterone do
Maturation of sperm, stimulates sexual drive
What’s hormones in female secreted by pituitary gland
FSH and LH
What hormone is responsible for ovulation
LH
What hormones prepares uterus for pregnancy
Oestrogen
What hormone is produced by ovaries
Oestrogen
What hormone maintains pregnancy
Progesterone
What hormones is produced by corpus luteum
Progesterone
What does hypothalamus do
Not an endocrine gland but controls the pituitary gland
Where’s insulin produced
Pancreas
Where’s thryroxine produced
Thyroid
Where’s PTH produced
Parathyroid gland
Where’s cortisol produced
Adrenal gland
Where’s oxytocin produced and what’s it do
Pituitary gland, causes contractions
Where’s EPO produced what’s it do
Kidneys and acts on the bone marrow for more production on blood cells
Where’s adrenaline produced what’s it do
Adrenal gland, involved in fight or flight response
Where LH produced what’s it do
Pituitary gland and causes ovulation
FSH origin and function
Pituritary gland and stimulates folicle productions
Oestrogen origin and function
Ovary and increase thickness and blood supply to endometrium
LH origin and function
Pituritary, stimulates ovulation
Progesterone origin and function
Corpus lutea and maintains pregnancy
Functions of testes
Production of sperm and hormone production
What’s an endocrine gland
Masses of cells that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
