Question | Answer |
Body system that produces hormones | Endocrine system |
Two types of hormones the body produces | steroid and peptide |
Hormone that enters the cell for it to work | steroid |
Hormone that stays on the outside of the cell but sets off a chain reaction inside | peptide |
When the sex of an individual is determined | fertilization |
Gene for being male | SRY |
Hormone that exhibits positive feedback | oxytocin |
Hormone that exhibits negative feedback | testosterone |
Time when secondary sex characteristics start appearing | puberty (ages 9-14) |
Hormone that stimulates uterine contractions | oxytocin |
Hormone that stimulates female characteristics | estrogen |
Hormone that stimulates the production of FSH and LH | GnRH |
Hormone that stimulates milk production | prolactin |
Hormone that stimulates male characteristics | testosterone |
Chemical signal that travels through the bloodstream to deliver a message | hormone |
An organ that produces and releases a substance | gland |
Type of gland that releases a substance into the bloodstream | endocrine gland |
Type of gland where the substance works where it is made | exocrine gland |
What the gonads become in the presence of a Y chromosome | testes |
The duct that becomes the male genital duct | wolffian |
What the gonads become in the absence of a Y chromosome | ovaries |
The duct that becomes the female genital duct | mullerian |
The term for an individual who does not have proper male or female genitalia | intersex |
Beginning puberty earlier than expected | precocious puberty |