Reproductive Hormones

Question 1

Luteinising Hormone (male - from pituitary gland)

Answer 1

targeting interstitial cells of testes, stimulating production of testosterone

Question 2

Luteinising Hormone (female - from pituitary gland)

Answer 2

targeting ovaries, stimulating: secretion of oestrogen; ovulation; formation of corpus luteum; production of progesterone by corpus luteum

Question 3

Follicle-stimulating Hormone (male - from pituitary gland)

Answer 3

targeting seminiferous tubules of testes, stimulating production of sperm cells

Question 4

Follicle-stimulating Hormone (female - from pituitary gland)

Answer 4

targeting ovaries, stimulating production of ova and secretion of oestrogen

Question 5

Oestrogen (from ovaries)

Answer 5

targeting uterus, stimulating development of endometrium and secondary sexual characteristics

Question 6

Progesterone (from corpus luteum)

Answer 6

targeting uterus, maintaining endometrium

Question 7

Testosterone (from interstitial cells)

Answer 7

targeting male RS, developing the male RS and its secondary sexual characteristics