2006-07-04 16:47:04 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The gonad is the organ that makes gametes. Gametes are haploid germ cells. For example, sperm and egg cells are gametes.
In males, the gonads, known as the testes, secrete the class of hormones called androgens. The predominant androgen in males is testosterone. In females, the gonads, known as the ovaries, secrete estrogen and progesterone. The dominant estrogen is known as estradiol, which is derived from testosterone.
The gonads are controlled hormonally by luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. The anterior pituitary gland's excretion of LH and FSH are, in turn, controlled by the hypothalamus's gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
Gonads start developing as a common anlage, and only later are differentiated to male or female sex organs. The SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome and encoding the testis determining factor, decides the direction of this differentiation.
Although it can refer to testicles or ovaries when used in a medical context, the slang use of "gonads" (or "nads") usually only refers to testicles. The usage of such is similar to "balls." The scientific name for male gonads is testicles.
2006-07-04 16:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by G. M. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-14 10:07:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gonads Definition
2016-10-06 03:30:15 · answer #3 · answered by boland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gonad is the organ that makes gametes, which are haploid cells (sperm and egg cells).
In males, the gonads are known as the testes and secrete the hormones called androgens. The predominant androgen in males is testosterone. In females, the gonads are known as the ovaries and secrete estrogen and progesterone.
2006-07-04 16:50:41 · answer #4 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah testicle there is this show in australia called the footy show, well they guys on it bought a greyhound and named it nads so everyone who bet on it at the track was screaming gonads gonads so funny
2006-07-04 16:50:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The part of the reproductive system that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testicle/testis).
gonad (go·nad) (go´nad) [L. gonas, from Gr. gonos procreation] a gamete-producing gland; an ovary, testis, or ovotestis. Called also genital gland and sex gland.
2006-07-04 16:50:14 · answer #6 · answered by unsersmyboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-04 17:57:14 · answer #7 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-04 17:05:15 · answer #8 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a testicle you big gonad. lol lol
2006-07-04 17:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by mia_blankenship 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gonads are testicles in the male and ovaries in the female.
2006-07-04 16:55:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋