Question
Download Solution PDFWhich hormone is responsible for the onset of puberty in females?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Follicle-stimulating hormone.
- Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is the correct answer.
- The puberty age of females is 13 to 15 years.
Key Points
- At this stage of puberty, the FSH hormone begins producing and induces the development of ovaries which result in the hormone estrogen.
- This hormone is also responsible for the development of secondary sexual character; induces voice change, body hair, breast, feminine shape, and external genitalia.
- Prolactin is the hormone that stimulates milk production and is released from the anterior lobe of the pituitary and oxytocin is responsible for the ejection of milk and is released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
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