Name any two gonadotropic hormones, giving a function of each.

Explanation

a. FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone).
Function :
i. In females it promotes the growth and maturation of the Graafian follicle.
ii. In females it also stimulates the follicle cells of the ovary to secrete female sex hormone or estrogen.
b. LH (Luteinizing hormone)
Function :
i. In females, stimulates final maturation and release of the ovum from the Graafian follicle.
ii. It in females helps in the conversion of the Graafin follicle into corpus luteum. It stimulates corpus luteum to secrete progesteron.
iii. In males, it stimulates the interstitial cells of the testis called Leyding cells to secrete the male sex hormones called testosterone.