gonad

(noun)

A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, the testes or ovaries.

Related Terms

  • ovaries
  • testes
  • ovary

Examples of gonad in the following topics:

  • Male and Female Gonads

    • The gonads in males are the testes and the gonads in females are the ovaries.
    • The gonad is the organ that makes gametes.
    • The gonads in males are the testes and the gonads in females are the ovaries.
    • Both gonads in males and females are endocrine glands.
    • The testes are the male reproductive gonads in humans.
  • The Anterior Pituitary

    • Its regulatory functions are achieved through the secretion of various peptide hormones that act on target organs including the adrenal gland, liver, bone, thyroid gland, and gonads.
    • Follicle-stimulating hormone is a glycoprotein hormone that targets the gonads and effects the growth of the reproductive system.
    • Luteinizing hormone is a glycoprotein hormone that targets the gonads to effect sex-hormone production.
  • Glandular Epithelia

    • The testes, sing: testicle, in males and ovaries in females are not only gonads, organs which generate male and female germ cells respectively, but are also endocrine glands in that they produce various androgens and estrogens together known as steroidal sex hormones.
  • Development of the Urinary System

    • It develops into the part of the urogenital system (kidneys and gonads), as well as the reproductive system.
  • Development of the Heart

    • The lateral branches of the aorta form the definitive renal, suprarenal, and gonadal arteries.
  • Puberty

    • It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads; the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy.
    • In response to the signals, the gonads produce hormones that stimulate libido and the growth, function, and transformation of the brain, bones, muscle, blood, skin, hair, breasts, and sexual organs.
  • Testicular Cancer

    • Most of the remaining 5% are sex cord-gonadal stromal tumors derived from Leydig cells or Sertoli cells.
  • Testes Ducts

    • The seminiferous tubules are formed from primitive sex cords from the gonadal ridge.
  • Testes

    • The testis is the male gonad in animals.
  • Semen

    • It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) and can fertilize female ova.
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