Question

multiple choice question
as a group, the pituitary hormones that stimulate the ovaries and testes are known as _.
o releasing hormones
gonadotropins
o oxytocins
o estrogens

Explanation:

• Releasing hormones: These hormones are produced by the hypothalamus, not the pituitary, to stimulate the pituitary to release other hormones.
• Gonadotropins: Pituitary - derived hormones (like luteinizing hormone and follicle - stimulating hormone) that act on gonads (ovaries and testes).
• Oxytocins: A hormone mainly involved in processes like uterine contractions during childbirth and milk ejection, not directly in stimulating ovaries and testes.
• Estrogens: These are sex hormones produced by the ovaries (in females), not pituitary hormones.

Answer:

gonadotropins