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| protein released by an endocrine gland into the blood that acts a chemical messenger |
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| gland that produces and releases hormone |
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| sequence of physical changes in an individual’s body to prepare it for reproduction |
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| region of the brain that secretes releaser hormone at puberty |
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| gland in the brain that releases many hormones including FSH, ICSH, LH |
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| pituitary hormone that controls development of follicles in ovaries and sperm production in males |
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| pituitary hormone that triggers ovulation and corpus luteum development |
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| hormone from interstitial cells that stimulates sperm production in the seminiferous tubules |
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| removal of the endometrium and an unfertilised egg at the end of the menstrual cycle |
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| approximately 28 day cycle in the middle of which ovulation occurs |
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| release of an egg from the mature follicle in the ovary |
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| first stage in the menstrual cycle during which a follicle develops |
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| second stage in the menstrual cycle in which the corpus luteum is present |
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| hormone produced by the developing follicle in the ovary, promotes the proliferation of the endometrium, stimulates LH production, but in high levels inhibits LH production |
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| hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary, stimulates further thickening of the endometrium and in high levels inhibit the production of LH and FSH |
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| system of maintaining a steady state in various body systems |
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