BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Estrogen is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characters in females and progesterone is required to maintain pregnancy and delivery. Q. Secondary sexual characters in females develop in response to hormone.
Detailed explanation-2: -Estrogen is the reproductive hormone in females that assists in endometrial regrowth, ovulation, and calcium absorption; it is also responsible for the secondary sexual characteristics of females.
Detailed explanation-3: -Follicle-stimulating hormone (plus testosterone) causes the testes to produce sperm. Testosterone is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics, features of male development (including characteristics that are not part of the reproductive system, such as facial hair growth and voice change).
Detailed explanation-4: -Estrogens are essential for the multifarious processes involved in reproduction and development of secondary sexual characteristics of the female.