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12 Cards in this Set
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SEX HORMONES A SYNTHESIZED FROM? |
CHOLESTEROL (A FATTY ACID) |
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MALE GONAD? |
TESTES |
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FEMALE GONAD? |
OVARIES |
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FUSION OF EGG AND SPERM OCCUR VIA FERTILIZATION TO PRODUCE WHAT? |
ZYGOTE |
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ZYGOTE>__________>___________ |
ZYGOTE>EMBRYO>FETUS |
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2 GLANDS THAT CONTROL PRODUCTION OF SPERM AND SEX HORMONES IN THE TESTES |
HYPOTHALAMUS AND PITUITARY GLAND |
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HOW MANY HORMONES ANTERIOR PIT. GLAND PRODUCE? |
6 |
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HOW MANY HORMONES STORED BY POSTERIOR PIT. GLAND & WHERE DID THEY ORIGINATED FROM? |
TWO. HYPOTHALAMUS. |
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WHAT DOES HYPOTHALAMUS SECRETE AT PUBERTY? |
GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (GnRH) |
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WHAT ORGAN DOES GNRH ACTIVATE? AND WHAT HORMONES WILL THE ORGAN RELEASE? |
ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND. FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH) LUTEINIZING-HORMONE (LH) |
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FUNCTION OF LH? |
STIMULATES DEVELOPMENT OF THE TESTES |
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FX OF FSH? |
ACTIVATES THE TESTES' SPERM-FORMING CELLS |
