What are sex hormones? Why are they named so? State their functions
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1.sex hormones are produced by gonads ( male and female sex organs).
2. in males testosterone and in females estrogen is a sex hormone.
3..The sex hormones are responsible for the fundamental change in growth & development and stimulate the developments of secondary sexual characters.
4.The testes and the ovaries are the reproductive organs and both are stimulated by the pituitary gland during Puberty.
That is why they are called sex hormones.
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