4) Name the hormones of the following endocrine glands and their function.
Thymus, Testis, Ovary.
Answers
Endocrine Gland Hormone Released. Major Function of Hormone
Testes Androgens (testosterone) Stimulates male sex characteristics
Ovaries Estrogen and progesterone Stimulates female sex characteristics
Thymus Thymosins Stimulates production and maturation of T lymphocytes
Answer:
Thymus
Hormones--
The thymus gland produces several hormones including:
Thymopoietin and thymulin: Hormones that assist in the process where T cells differentiate into different types.
Thymosin: Accentuates the immune response as well as stimulating pituitary hormones such as growth hormone.
Function--
The thymus is an organ that is critically important to the immune system which serves as the body's defense mechanism providing surveillance and protection against diverse pathogens, tumors, antigens and mediators of tissue damage.
Testis
Hormones--
The main hormone secreted by the testes is testosterone, an androgenic hormone. Testosterone is secreted by cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules, known as the Leydig cells.
Function--
Testicles (testes)
The testes are responsible for making testosterone, the primary male sex hormone, and for producing sperm. Within the testes are coiled masses of tubes called seminiferous tubules. These tubules are responsible for producing the sperm cells through a process called spermatogenesis.
Ovary
Hormones--
The major hormones secreted by the ovaries are oestrogen and progesterone, both important hormones in the menstrual cycle.
Function--
The ovaries produce the egg cells, called the ova or oocytes. The oocytes are then transported to the fallopian tube where fertilization by a sperm may occur. The fertilized egg then moves to the uterus, where the uterine lining has thickened in response to the normal hormones of the reproductive cycle.
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Regards---
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