GENERAL ANATOMY
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Question
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adrenocorticoptrophic (ACTH)
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thymosin
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estrogen
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testosterone
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Detailed explanation-1: -Testosterone is a sex hormone that plays important roles in the body. In men, it’s thought to regulate sex drive (libido), bone mass, fat distribution, muscle mass and strength, and the production of red blood cells and sperm.
Detailed explanation-2: -Testosterone is the primary male hormone responsible for regulating sex differentiation, producing male sex characteristics, spermatogenesis, and fertility. Testosterone’s effects are first seen in the fetus. During the first 6 weeks of development, the reproductive tissues of males and females are identical.
Detailed explanation-3: -Testosterone, the hormone responsible for the secondary sexual characteristics that develop in the male during adolescence, stimulates spermatogenesis. These secondary sex characteristics include a deepening of the voice, the growth of facial, axillary, and pubic hair, and the beginnings of the sex drive.
Detailed explanation-4: -Testosterone is the most common androgen. The testicles in the male reproductive system and the ovaries in the female reproductive system make androgens.