ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hormone secreted by the testes This hormones tell a guy’s body when it’s time to make the changes associated with puberty
A
Thyroxine
B
progesterone
C
Testosterone
D
adrenaline
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For guys, these hormones travel through the blood and give the testes the signal to begin the production of testosterone and sperm. Testosterone is the hormone that causes most of the changes in a guy’s body during puberty.

Detailed explanation-2: -The female sex hormone estrogen, which is primarily in charge of breast development during puberty and the expansion of the uterine lining throughout the menstrual cycle, is generated in the adrenal glands, ovaries, and adipose tissue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Puberty is the body’s natural process of sexual maturation. Puberty’s trigger lies in a small part of the brain called the hypothalamus, a gland that secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).

Detailed explanation-4: -Increased testosterone production is what causes boys to develop deeper voices, bigger muscles, and body and facial hair. It also helps the testes produce sperm, and it plays a role in speeding a boy’s growth in height during puberty. Testosterone is also important for bone health.

Detailed explanation-5: -The testes synthesize two important products: testosterone, needed for the development and maintenance of many physiological functions; and sperm, needed for male fertility.

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