Assertion: reproductive system's function | /r/CapableOf | fall into three general categories
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text: The functions of hormones fall into three general categories: (1) morphogenesis, which is a process that uses hormones to regulate the growth, differentiation, and maturation of the organism (e.g., the development of secondary sex characteristics under the influence of ovarian or testicular hormones), (2) homeostasis, or metabolic regulation, in which hormones are used to maintain a dynamic equilibrium of the components of the body, such as fats, carbohydrates, proteins, electrolytes, and water, and (3) functional integration, whereby hormones regulate or reinforce functions of the nervous system and patterns of behaviour (e.g., the influence of sex hormones on sexual activity and maternal behaviour).