Female Sex Organs and Hormonal Control
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- Created on: 29-04-13 18:07
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- Female sex organs and hormonal control
- Ovaries
- eggs are formed by meiotic division in the ovaries
- egg is contained by developing graafian follicle
- secretes the female sex hormone oestrogen
- after ovulation the graafian follicle develops into a corpus luteum
- secretes progesterone
- egg is contained by developing graafian follicle
- eggs are formed by meiotic division in the ovaries
- Pituitary Gland
- endocrine gland which produces many hormones, two of these are gonadotrophic
- FSH - follicle stimulating hormone
- LH - luitenising hormone
- their target organ are the gonads
- they are released at puberty
- endocrine gland which produces many hormones, two of these are gonadotrophic
- Oestrogen
- stimulates the secretion of LH by anterior pituitary
- stimulates proliferation of endometrium
- effecting its repair following menstruation
- Progesterone
- promotes the thickening of the endometrium into a spongy layer rich in blood vessels
- inhibits secretion of FSH and LH by anterior pituitary
- Ovaries
- secretes progesterone
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