Q.Name the ovarian hormones and give their functions.

The ovaries secrete four named hormones, each with a distinct reproductive job.

Step 1 (Estrogen). Secreted by the developing follicle (mainly as estradiol), responsible for the female secondary sexual characters.

Step 2 (Progesterone). Secreted by the corpus luteum after ovulation; thickens the uterine endometrium to prepare it for implantation, drives mammary gland development during pregnancy, and inhibits uterine contractions during pregnancy (so it is also called the anti-abortion hormone). …

List all four named ovarian hormones with their one defining function each, in t …

• Omitting relaxin and inhibin, the two less commonly remembered ovarian hormones, and naming only estrogen and progesterone. …