MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES: Explain the role of hormones involved in the female and male reproductive systems (S10LT- IIIb- 34), describe the feedback mechanisms involved in regulating processes in the female reproductive system (e.g., menstrual cycle) (S10LT-IIIc-35) and describe how the nervous system coordinates and regulates these feedback mechanisms to maintain homeostasis (S10LT-IIIc-36).
Answer:
They help develop and maintain female sex characteristics and play an important role in the menstrual cycle, fertility, and pregnancy. Male reproductive hormones, such as testosterone, help develop and maintain male sex characteristics and help make sperm in the testes.
