12 Questions
What triggers puberty and secondary sex characteristic development?
GnRH increase
What hormones stimulate ovarian activity and maturation of female reproductive organs?
Gonadotropin hormones
What is responsible for fat deposition and close epiphyseal plates growth in bones?
Estrogen
What stimulates pubic hair growth, libido, and pubertal growth spurt?
Adrenal androgen
What causes osteoporosis and unstable blood flow in skin vessels during menopause?
Lack of estrogen
What occurs during menopause?
Hot flashes
What can be used during menopause?
Hormone replacement therapy
What is involved in fertilization?
All of the above
What may be involved in puberty initiation?
Melatonin and leptin
Who enters puberty earlier?
Heavier girls
What hormone is responsible for the maturation of male reproductive organs?
Testosterone
What is the role of leptin in puberty initiation?
It may be involved in puberty initiation
Study Notes
- GnRH increase triggers puberty and secondary sex characteristic development.
- Melatonin and leptin may be involved in puberty initiation.
- Heavier girls enter puberty earlier.
- Gonadotropin hormones stimulate ovarian activity and maturation of female reproductive organs.
- Estrogen is responsible for fat deposition and close epiphyseal plates growth in bones.
- Adrenal androgen stimulates pubic hair growth, libido, and pubertal growth spurt.
- Lack of estrogen during menopause causes osteoporosis and unstable blood flow in skin vessels.
- Hot flashes occur during menopause.
- Hormone replacement therapy can be used during menopause.
- Sperm capacitation, ovum transport, cervical mucus change, and ectopic pregnancy are involved in fertilization.
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