Question

Write a short note on the function of the estrogens?

Answer 1

Hint: Estrogen is a female hormone that is secreted by the ovaries and it is a steroid hormone, ovary also produces progesterone and other important hormones.

Complete answer: 1. Estrogen is a multi-functional hormone in the female body it has a wide range of its functions. At the time of puberty, estrogen stimulates the growth and development of secondary sex organs and also shows the secondary sexual characters in the female body.
2. The egg ( female gamete) is secreted by the ovary present in very dance layers of follicle cells, these cells provide nutrition to the egg and promote its growth within the ovary.
3. the estrogen works on the follicle cells promote the growth and development of the follicle cells in the ovary.
4. In the age of adolescence when secondary sex characters like growing of public hairs, changes in the voice these are also carried out by estrogen.
5. Development of the mammary glands in females is done by the secretion of the estrogen hormone.
6. It also regulates the sexual behavior and the desires of the female, the secretion of estrogen increases at the time of coitus.

Note: Females also suffer from the disease osteoporosis (bending of the backbone due to yo decreases in bone density)due to lack of estrogen after menopause.
So estrogen also maintains the bone calcium level and make them strong enough.