Question

multiple choice question
as a group, the pituitary hormones that stimulate the ovaries and testes are known as

o estrogens
o gonadotropins
o releasing hormones
o oxytocins

Explanation:

• Estrogens are female sex hormones produced mainly by the ovaries, not pituitary hormones stimulating ovaries and testes.
• Gonadotropins (like luteinizing hormone and follicle - stimulating hormone) are pituitary hormones that act on gonads (ovaries and testes).
• Releasing hormones are from the hypothalamus, which regulate pituitary hormone release, not directly stimulating ovaries and testes.
• Oxytocin is a pituitary hormone but is mainly involved in processes like childbirth and lactation, not stimulating ovaries and testes.

Answer:

gonadotropins