Using Figure 15.1, match the following:

1) Produces the hormones that promote the development of the female secondary sexual characteristics at puberty.
2) Storehouse for the hormones produced by the hypothalamus of the brain.
3) Produces the hormones that direct the production of the secondary male sex characteristics.
4) Produce steroid hormones and glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids.
5) Produces hormones and is considered a neuroendocrine organ.


1) D
2) B
3) E
4) C
5) A

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

Surgical cutting of the perineum during delivery is called

A) vasectomy. B) episiotomy. C) vagectomy. D) tubal ligation. E) None of the answers are correct.

Anatomy & Physiology

Interferon is released only from phagocytic cells that have been invaded by viruses

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anatomy & Physiology

Which of the following is an essential fatty acid?

A. lecithin B. linoleic acid C. stearic acid D. butyric acid E. hydrochloric acid

Anatomy & Physiology

The pre-embryonic structure created by cleavage is a solid ball of cells called a

A. zygote. B. trophoblast. C. blastocyst. D. morula.

Anatomy & Physiology