Question

FSH and LH are
A. Emergency hormones
B. Neurohormones
C. Gonadotropin Hormones
D. Antistress hormones

Answer 1

Hint: FSH stands for Follicle stimulating hormone and LH stands for Luteinizing hormone.

Complete Answer:
LH and FSH are the gonadotropin hormones. They are called gonadotropin hormones because they stimulate the gonads – in male, testes and in females, ovaries.

(I) Luteinizing hormone:
- Luteinizing hormones is a heterodimeric glycoprotein.
- Luteinizing hormone is produced by the gonadotropic cells in anterior pituitary (an endocrine gland).
- In males, Luteinizing hormones is also called as interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH). It stimulates Leydig cells to produce testosterone i.e. male hormones.
- In females, a rise in Luteinizing hormone triggers ovulation and development of corpus luteum.

(II) Follicle stimulating hormone:
- Follicle stimulating hormones is a glycoprotein polypeptide hormone.
- This hormone is produced by the gonadotropic cells of anterior pituitary gland.
- This hormone is essential to pubertal development.
- This hormone is also responsible for the function of men’s testes and women’s ovaries.
- In men, FSH act on Sertoli cells of testes to produce sperms (spermatogenesis).
- In females, this hormone stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles before ovulation. It also increases the production of oestradiol.
Therefore, we have seen in the above discussion that the FSH and LH are gonadotropin hormones.

So, option C will be the correct answer for this question.

Note: Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) are not essential for life but they are essential for reproduction.