is a chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs.
Hormone
The hormones of the ____ carry a specific role during puberty, ovulation, pregnancy and development.
reproductive system
(brain region controlling the pituitary gland)
Hypothalamus
(affects metabolism, among other things)
Thyroid gland
(secretes many different hormones, some of which affect other glands) Stimulates the production of milk in the mammary glands.
Pituitary gland
help regulate level of calcium in the blood)
Parathyroids
(help trigger the fight-or-flight response)
Adrenal glands
(regulates the level of sugar in the blood)
Pancreas
(secretes female sex hormones) It controls sex drive and regulates the development of female secondary sex characteristics at puberty.
Ovary
secretes male sex hormones, It regulates the development of the male sex organs in embryo. It also controls sex drive and secondary sex characteristics at puberty.
Testis
hormones of testes
testerone
hormones of ovaries
estrogen, progesterone
•It controls the development of
endometrium (mucus membrane lining the womb) during menstrual cycle and maintenance of uterus during pregnancy.
ovaries
(mucus membrane lining the womb)
endometrium
hormones of pituitary
prolactin, Luteinizing
Hormone (LH), Follicle-Stimulating
Hormone (FSH)
In females, it stimulates ovulation,
maturation of egg cell, progesterone production whereas in males, it
stimulates
sperm and testosterone
production.
pituitary (LH hormone)
In females, it stimulates the maturation of egg cell in the ovary and estrogen production,
whereas in males, it
stimulates sperm production.
pituitary (FSH hormone)
