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| 1 | male sex hormone | 44 sets | |
| 2 | the most important of the male sex hormones. both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty | 26 sets | |
| 3 | male hormone | 23 sets | |
| 4 | a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes | 17 sets | |
| 5 | affects masculinization and reproduction | 17 sets | |
| 6 | the male sex hormone | 15 sets | |
| 7 | the most important of the male sex hormones | 14 sets | |
| 8 | the most important of the male sex hormones. both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty. | 11 sets | |
| 9 | testes | 11 sets | |
| 10 | the most important of the male sex hormones. both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty. (myers psychology 8e p. 130) | 8 sets | |
| 11 | steroid hormone from the androgen group; in both men and women, testosterone plays a key role in health and well-being as well as in sexual functioning; examples include enhanced libido, increased energy, increased production of red blood cells and protection against osteoporosis. | 7 sets | |
| 12 | hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics | 6 sets | |
| 13 | the male sex hormone produced by the testes which promotes the maturation of the reproductive system accessory structures, development of the male secondary sex characteristics, and is responsible for sexual drive (libido) | 6 sets | |
| 14 | the most important of the male sex hormones. both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty. (myers psychology 8e p. 482) | 5 sets | |
| 15 | depo-testosterone | 4 sets | |
| 16 | hormone that produces secondary sex characteristics in males | 4 sets | |
| 17 | hormone produced by testes | 4 sets | |
| 18 | secreted by the testicles, stimulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics | 4 sets | |
| 19 | male sex hormones | 4 sets | |
| 20 | male sex hormone produced in testes; functions in sperm formation and development of secondary sexual traits. | 3 sets | |
| 21 | striant | 3 sets | |
| 22 | the most important of the male sex hormones. | 3 sets | |
| 23 | leads to secondary sex characteristics. voice change, heavy bones, thick neck, muscle development, sperm formation, sex drive. | 3 sets | |
| 24 | most important androgen. it promotes the production of functional sperm, maintains reproductive-tract secretory glands, influences secondary sexual characteristics, and stimulates muscle growth. | 3 sets | |
| 25 | male hormone produced in the testes. it is responsible for the growth and development of the male reproductive organs. | 3 sets | |
| 26 | the male sex hormone produced by the testes which promotes the maturation of the reproductive system, development of the male secondary sex characteristics, and is responsible for sexual drive (libido) | 3 sets | |
| 27 | the sex hormone secreted by the testes, that stimulates the development of male sex organs, secondary sexual traits, and sperm. | 3 sets | |
| 28 | male hormone. | 3 sets | |
| 29 | androgel | 3 sets | |
| 30 | male hormone secreted by the testes | 2 sets | |
| 31 | the male sex hormone. | 2 sets | |
| 32 | the most important of the male sex hormones, both males and females have it, but the additional amount in males enables the growth of the male sex organs | 2 sets | |
| 33 | hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes | 2 sets | |
| 34 | hormone responsible for male characteristics | 2 sets | |
| 35 | is a sex hormone secreted in greater amounts by males than by females. in males, higher testosterone levels stimulate the prenatal growth of the male sex organs and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty, (p. 352) | 2 sets | |
| 36 | the most abundant androgen hormone in the male body. | 2 sets | |
| 37 | the most important of the male sex hormones. both males and females have it, but the additional _________ in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty. | 2 sets | |
| 38 | hormone secreted by the interstital tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics | 2 sets | |
| 39 | the most important of the male sex hormones. both males and female have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty | 2 sets | |
| 40 | awakens libido (sex drive) | 2 sets | |