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Primary sexual characteristics are those which enable a person to become capable of having children, which in girls would be menstruation and in boys the production of sperm. All other physical changes, such as growth of pubic heair and breasts etc are secondary characterists. All these changes are directly initiated and stimulated by the two hormones that you have mentioned.
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∙ 8y agoNo it is not responsible. Testosterone is the responsible hormone.
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What structure releases hormones that regulate secondary sex characteristics?
gonadotrophins, glucocorticoidsand growth hormones
What hormones is responsible for both primary and secondary sex characteristics in males?
Testosterone
Reproductive organ produces the hormones that develops the secondary sex characteristics in human females?
Ovaries
Which structures secrete hormones that regulate the development of secondary sex characteristics?
gonadotrophins, glucocorticoidsand growth hormones
What is caused by testosterone?
male sex hormones known as testosterone are responsible for the formation of sexual secondary characteristics in male
What are androgen's?
hormones Androgens are a class of corticoid secreted by the adrenal medulla, the interior endocrine gland of the adrenal gland. Also called sex hormones. Androgens is Responsible for some secondary sex characteristics in females
What is Secondary sex characteristics?
The primary sex characteristics are the genitalia. The secondary sex characteristics are those typical of males or females. Breasts, body shape, Adam's apple, voice pitch, hair growth, etc. are secondary sex characteristics.
What is the main function of sex hormone?
The sex hormones control the development of primary and secondary sexual characteristics. They regulate the sex-related functions of the body, such as the menstrual cycle or the production of eggs or sperm.
What sex hormones produced in the ovaries?
The main sex hormones produced in the ovaries are estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics in females and regulating the menstrual cycle, while progesterone is involved in preparing the uterus for possible pregnancy.
What are the two female hormones?
The two sex hormones are estrogen in females and testosterone in males. These produce what are called secondary sex characteristics. Breasts, menstrual cycles, enlarged sex organs,etc in females and facial hair, muscle mass, enlarged sex organs, etc in males
Does synthroid affect breast growth?
No. Thyroid replacement medications are not known to affect normal breast development. (Secondary sex characteristics are influenced by the sex hormones, not the thyroid hormones.) Hope this answer is helpful, and reassuring, if you or a friend or family member are concerned about this issue.
What are the functions of estrogen?
Any of several steroid hormones produced chiefly by the ovaries and responsible for promoting estrus and the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics.
