4. State the OVERALL functions of the various hormones in the human body
4. State the OVERALL functions of the various hormones in the human body
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation
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Hypothalamus
Anterior
Pituitary Gland
Ovaries
Corpus luteum
FSH = CAMP
LH = CAMP
progesterone
English (United States)
Females: Kisspeptin protein signals release in monthly cycle
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
GNRH
Luteinizing Hormone
1. LH stimulates Der of follicles
Ovulation
2. LH stimulates
(release of one egg each month).
3. After ovulation, LH stimulates
remaining cells that surround the
egg after ovulation to dev into a
The
corpus luteum cells then secrete
and
lots of
which maintain
estrogens
pregnancy.
Progesterone
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FSH
1. FSH stimulates
2. FSH stimulates developing follicles to release
3. FSH stimulates developing follicles to release
M
Dev. Of
follicles
in the ovaries.
estrogens
inhibin
At and after puberty, ESTROGENS then stimulate:
1. Sexual drive & behaviors
2. Growth & maintenance of female reproductive tract
3. Follicle maturation
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4. Dev of female secondary sexual chars (fat depositing in hips,
buttocks, and breast)
5. Duct development in breasts during gestation (pregnancy)
6. Fat deposition & increase bone density
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