Sex hormone
Sex hormone
Sex hormones, also known as gonadal hormones (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sex hormone
- Wikipedia's article - Sex hormone
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Etymology
The term "sex hormone" is derived from the Latin "hormon" meaning "set in motion". The term "hormone" was first used in 1905 by English physiologists William Bayliss and Ernest Starling.
Types of Sex Hormones
Sex hormones can be broadly classified into three categories:
- Estrogens: These are the primary female sex hormones. They are responsible for the development and maintenance of female secondary sexual characteristics.
- Androgens': These are the primary male sex hormones. They are responsible for the development and maintenance of male secondary sexual characteristics.
- Progestogens: These hormones play a crucial role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
Function
Sex hormones are responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics during puberty. They also regulate the menstrual cycle in women and sperm production in men. In addition, they play a crucial role in maintaining bone health, regulating mood, and influencing sexual behavior.
Production
Sex hormones are produced by the gonads (the ovaries in women and the testes in men) in response to signals from the pituitary gland. The production of sex hormones is regulated by the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland.
Related Terms
- Hormone
- Endocrine system
- Gonads
- Pituitary gland
- Hypothalamus
- Estrogens
- Androgens
- Progestogens
- Puberty
- Menstrual cycle
- Pregnancy
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sex hormone
- Wikipedia's article - Sex hormone
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski