Role of Hormones

Question 1

what do hormones influenc?

Answer 1

Gender development, BEFORE birth in the womb.

Question 2

What do hormones affect?

Answer 2

development of the brain and the reproductive organs

Question 3

what does hormones trigger at puberty?

Answer 3

secondary sexual characteristics such as pubic hair

Question 4

what is testosterone?

Answer 4

an ANDROGEN which CONTROLS the development of male sex organs.

8 weeks of foetal development

Question 5

what is oestrogen?

Answer 5

FEMALE hormone that determines female sexual characteristics and MENSTRUATION.

Causes women to experience HEIGHTENED emotionality and irritablity during their period (PMS)

Question 6

what is oxytocin?

Answer 6

Hormone, women typically produce LARGER a mounts than men, particularly in giving BIRTH.

Stimulates LACTATION to breastfeed, REDUCES stress hormone and facilitates BONDING (love hormonE)

Releases in MASSIVE quantities during labour and AFTER childbirth.

MEN produce LESS typically.