BIOL 404-Exam 4-Reproduction 3

What male androgen is more potent than Testosterone?

Where is testosterone converted to dihydrotestosterone?

Which is the default gender?

The anterior pituitary produces what hormones during the first year of infancy, causing CNS development?

What hormones facilitate CNS growth in early life?

Describe the role of sex hormones from infancy to puberty:

What do levels of hormones look like throughout the day?

Large cycles of sex hormone levels occur at what point in sexual development?

What type of fluctuations do you expect to see in male sex hormones level during puberty?

Which sex would you expect to see large sex hormone fluctuations in during puberty?

Which sex would you expect to see small constant fluctuations of sex hormones in?

When does reproductive competency begin?

Why do reproductive functions diminish later in life?

When do the gonads become less responsive to gonadotropins?

What is the outcome of the gonads becoming less and less responsive to gonadotropins?

For men, when do hormone levels drop off?