ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
these hormones promote secondary sex characteristics in females
A
testosterone and GH
B
epinephrine and nor-epinephrine
C
estrogen and progesterone
D
prolactin and oxytocin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Estrogen and progesterone are the sex hormones in females. Estrogen is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characters in females and progesterone is required to maintain pregnancy and delivery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Estrogens are a group of steroid hormones that regulate reproductive function and secondary sex characteristics in the female, including breast development.

Detailed explanation-3: -Increased levels of estrogen and progesterone initiate the development of secondary sexual characteristics, which include: breast development. hair growth on the underarms, legs, and pubic region.

Detailed explanation-4: -Progesterone and estrogen promote secondary sex characteristics in males. increases the existing blood supply in the endometrium. The cyclic production of estrogens and progesterone by the ovaries is, in turn, regulated by the anterior pituitary gonadotropic hormones, FSH and LH.

Detailed explanation-5: -The rising levels of plasma gonadotropins stimulate the ovary to produce increasing amounts of estradiol. Estradiol is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics, that is, growth and development of the breasts and reproductive organs, fat redistribution (hips, breasts), and bone maturation.

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