EMBRYOLOGY
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
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Question
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Stimulates development of male and female sex organs for puberty
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pancreas
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adrenals
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pituitary
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hypothalamus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which are in the brain, initiate puberty. The hypothalamus secretes luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, which stimulates the pituitary to secrete luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. Luteinizing hormone causes the testes to produce testosterone.
Detailed explanation-2: -Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH): FSH stimulates sperm production in people assigned male at birth. FSH stimulates the ovaries to produce estrogen and plays a role in egg development in people assigned female at birth. This is known as a gonadotrophic hormone.
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