Hormones in Humans: Reproduction & Metabolism (AQA GCSE Biology Combined Science): Quizzes
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What do reproductive hormones cause during puberty?
What do reproductive hormones cause during puberty?
Secondary sexual characteristics
Where is testosterone produced?
Where is testosterone produced?
Testes
What does testosterone stimulate?
What does testosterone stimulate?
Sperm production
Where is oestrogen produced?
Where is oestrogen produced?
Ovary
On which day of the menstrual cycle does ovulation occur?
On which day of the menstrual cycle does ovulation occur?
Day 14
What does FSH cause to happen in the ovary?
What does FSH cause to happen in the ovary?
Maturation of an egg in a follicle
What two effects does oestrogen have on other hormones?
What two effects does oestrogen have on other hormones?
Stimulates LH and inhibits FSH
What does the release of LH result in?
What does the release of LH result in?
Ovulation
What does progesterone do to the lining of the uterus?
What does progesterone do to the lining of the uterus?
Maintains it
Which hormones does progesterone inhibit the release of?
Which hormones does progesterone inhibit the release of?
Both FSH and LH