Where are hormones released?
In the pituitary gland and the ovaries.
In the pituitary gland and the base of the brain.
In the pituitary gland and the heart.
Where is the hormone FSH secreted?
The ovaries.
The pituitary gland.
What does FSH do?
FSH thickens the uterine lining in preparation for a fertilised egg by causing the ovary to make oestrogen.
FSH matures the egg (ovum) and stimulates the follicles to grow.
Where is oestrogen produced?
In the pituitary gland.
In the ovaries.
What two effects does oestrogen have on the pituitary gland?
It stimulates LH and inhibits the production of FSH.
It inhibits FSH and stimulates the production on LH.
Where in the body is the pituitary gland?
At the base of the ovaries.
At the base of the brain.
True or False: Both FSH and LH are at their peak when the egg is released.
True.
False.
