BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
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Produces many Hormones and is called the ‘Master Gland’ because the hormones act on other glands
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Produces Thyroxine which is involved in regulating rate of metabolism, heart rate and temperature
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Produces Adrenaline which is used in the bodies ‘fight or flight’ response
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Produces Insulin which is used to regulate blood Glucose level
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Produces Oestrogen/Testosterone
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Detailed explanation-1: -The male gonad, known as the testicles, produces a hormone called testosterone, while female gonads, known as the ovaries, produce hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.
Detailed explanation-2: -Estrogens are a group of hormones that play an important role in the normal sexual and reproductive development in women. They are also sex hormones. The woman’s ovaries make most estrogen hormones, although the adrenal glands and fat cells also make small amounts of the hormones.
Detailed explanation-3: -Your ovaries secrete estrogen and progesterone. These hormones play an important role in reproductive development and menstruation. Estrogen production is highest in the first half of your menstrual cycle before ovulation.
Detailed explanation-4: -In healthy women, the ovaries and adrenal glands produce about 40% to 50% of the body’s testosterone. Tumors of the ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) can both cause too much androgen production. Cushing disease is a problem with the pituitary gland that leads to excess amounts of corticosteroids.
Detailed explanation-5: -Estrogen is produced in sizable quantities in the testis, as well as the brain [67]. It is also present in very high concentrations in the semen of several species [40-48]. Table 1 shows the reported locations for estrogen synthesis in the adult male reproductive system from several species.