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| Hormones are chemical substances that are released into the bloodstream by ductless ____ glands. |
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| The testicles produce the "male hormone" ____ and the ovaries produce the "females hormones" _____ and _____. |
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testosterone
estrogen
progesterone
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| Hormones from the ____ cause the ovaries and testicles to produce their hormones. |
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| In adult women, an egg matures on an average of every ___ days. |
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| The pituitary hormone that starts the menstrual cycle is called _____. |
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| Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
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| This hormone stimulates the development of a ___ in the ovary. |
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| During the preovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle (also called the ____ phase), estrogen from the follicle promotes growth of the ____ inhibits release of _____, and stimulates the release of ____. |
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follicular
endometrium
FSH
LH |
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| The ___ surge signals the onset of ___, at which time the ovum is expelled into the ____ and is picked up by a _____. |
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LH
ovulation
abdominal cavity
Fallopian tube |
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| During the postovulatory phase of the cycle, also called the ____ phase, the ____ secretes progesterone in large amounts. |
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luteal (or secretory)
corpus luteum |
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| If the egg is fertilized by a sperm, it normally implants in the _____. |
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| If the egg is not fertilized, the corpus luteum degenerates and the ___ is sloughed off and discharged in a normal physiological process called ____. |
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| Although the average length of the menstrual cycle is 28 days, the large majority of women have cycles that vary in length by ____. |
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| In most nonhuman mammalian species, this cycle of hormonal events is called the ____ cycle. |
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| Unlike human women, females of species with this type of cycle are sexually receptive to males only during _____. |
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| Some cultures have menstrual ___ that prohibit contact witha menstruating woman. |
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| menstrual discharge consists simply of ____, ____, and ____ |
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sloughed off endometrial tissue
cervical mucus
blood |
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In men, FSH stimulates ____, while ____ stimulates the production of _____ in the Leydig's cells of the testicles
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sperm production
luteinizing hormone
male hormones |
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Misuse of anabolic steroids, derivatives of testosterone, can cause serious harmful effects such as ____, ____, and ____.
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high blood pressure
liver prostate and breast tumors
impaired reproductive function |
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| The absence of menstruation is called ____ |
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| emotional and/or physical changes taking place ____ days before the start of menstruation are referred to as ____. |
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3-14
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) |
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| What distinguishes this condition from other emotional states is that it ends ______. |
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| with the start of menstruation |
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| The major cause of ____, painful menstruation, is an overproduction of _____. |
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dysmenorrhea
prostaglandins |
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| endometriosis refers to a condition in which ____ |
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| endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus |
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| Women who use tampons but do not change them frequently risk getting a serious bacterial infection called____ |
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| In men, sexual desire appears to be related to circulating levels of _____ |
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| studies of somen after menopause, or after surgical removal of the ovaries, suggest that women's sexual desire is not strongly affected by the hormones _____ or _____. |
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| other studies indicate that the hormone ____ does influence sexual desire in women. |
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T/F
Hormones are important for womens sexual desire, but not for mens |
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T/F
Testosterone is found only in men, and estrogen is found only in women.
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all female mammals have menstrual cycles |
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T/F
most womens menstrual cycles are 28 days in length
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T/F
it is medically safe for a man to have sexual intercourse with a menstruating woman.
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T/F
women who use tampons should change them three or four times a day, even if the tampons are advertised as long lasting
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T/F
women show a dramatic increase in sexual desire around the time of ovulation
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T/F
women's ovaries produce new eggs throughout their lifetimes
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T/F
near the end of the postovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle, there is an LH surge.
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T/F
there is some evidence suggessting that owmens menstrual cycles can be altered by odorless body secretions.
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T/F
only women can get toxic shock syndrome
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T/F
estrogen, according to most research, is the primary hormone responsible for sexual desire in women
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| Network of ductless glands |
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Definition
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| "male" hormone produced in testicles, ovaries, and adrenal glands |
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Definition
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| Pituitary hormone that triggers ovulation in women and the production of testosterone in men |
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| "female" hormone produced in ovaries, testicles, and adrenal glands |
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| pituitary hormone that stimulates production of sperm adn maturation of ova |
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Definition
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| preovulatory phase when the pituitary secretes FSH and the follicle secretes estrogen |
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| cells surrounding the ovum that are left behind at ovulation |
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| postovulatory phase when the corpus luteum begins to secrete large amounts of progesterone |
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| painful cramps during menstruation |
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| cramps experienced for about a day during ovulation |
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| substance produced in the ovaries and testicles that inhibits prroduction of FSH |
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| rupture of the mature ovum into the abdominal cavity |
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| substances that cause contractions of the uterus |
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| emotional and/or physical changes that precede menstruation |
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| endometrial tissue growing outside the uterus |
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| The gland located at the base of the brain that secretes follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone is the ___ gland |
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Definition
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| Natural body scents that can affect the behavior of other members of the same species are called___ |
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| each imature ovum is surrounded by other cells within a thin capsule of tissue to form what is called a ____ |
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| During ovulation the cells that surround the ovum in the follicle remain in the ovary and are then referred to as the ____ |
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Definition
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| if an egg is fertilized by a sperm and implantation occurs, the corpus luteum is maintained by a hormone from the developing placenta called _____ |
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Definition
| human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) |
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| The hypothalamic hormone that causes release of FSH and LH from the pituitary is called ___ |
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Definition
| gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) |
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| In the female hormone feedback loop, LH production is suppressed primarily by ____ |
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Definition
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| In the male hormone feedback loop, LH production is suppressed primarily by ____ |
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| In the male hormone feedback loop, FSH production is suppressed by ___ |
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| The pituitary hormone associated with milk release, labor and orgasmic contractions, and romantic attraction is called ___ |
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| in a woman's menstrual cycle, the fertile period is ___ das before and ___ days after ____ |
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