reproductive hormones cause secondary sex c___ (physical feature that distinguished between sexes. e.g voice deepens [male], breasts develop [female]) to develop during puberty
characteristics
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What reproductive hormones controls these characteristics for girls?
oestrogen
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and for males?
testosterone
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Where is testosterone produced?
testes
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what secondary sexual characters will this trigger to develop?
facial/body hair, testes grow & become active
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Testosterone also stimulates __ production
sperm
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Oestrogen is produced by...
overies
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What features are triggered from oestrogen?
body hair, breast develop, eggs begin to mature
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It's also involved in the __ cycle
menstrual
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In menstrual cycle, uterus prepared for f__ of egg
fertilization
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Menstruation will occur if pregnancy also occurs. true?
No. menstrual cycle only continues if no pregnancy happen (pregnancy interrupts cycle
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day 1 - Menstruation starts. what does this mean?
uterus lining breaks down and is loss (period)
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Lasts around __ days
five
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What happens on day 5?
menstruation ends and lining builds up again, egg cell start to mature in an ovary
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Ovulation occurs on day 14. What is meant by this?
mature egg released from ovary
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What happens between days 14-28?
lining thickens and is maintained, egg travels along fallopian tube towards uterus
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If egg is not fertilized, what happens on day 28?
cycle starts again
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What does oestrogen do in this cycle?
stimulates (causes) build of uterus lining
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the hormone ___ maintains the lining
progesterone
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what causes the egg to mature in the ovary?
FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone)
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What stimulates release of the mature egg?
LH (Luteinising hormone)
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Card 2
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What reproductive hormones controls these characteristics for girls?
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oestrogen
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and for males?
Back
Card 4
Front
Where is testosterone produced?
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Card 5
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what secondary sexual characters will this trigger to develop?
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