NEETZoologyChemical Coordination and Integration
What are the actions of estrogens in female individuals?
Options
- AStimulation of male secondary sex organs
- BDevelopment of male secondary sex characters
- CStimulation of growth and activities of female secondary sex organs
- DStimulation of alveoli formation
Correct answer
C. Stimulation of growth and activities of female secondary sex organs
Step-by-step solution
Estrogens produce wide ranging actions such as stimulation of growth and activities of female secondary sex organs , development of growing ovarian follicles, appearance of female secondary sex characters, mammary gland development, and regulation of female sexual behaviour. Endocrine cells present in different parts of the gastro-intestinal tract secrete four major peptide hormones, namely gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin (CCK) and gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP). Gastrin acts on the gastric glands and stimulat