Assertion: ovary | /r/CapableOf | act as endocrine glands
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text: In addition, they act as endocrine glands, secreting various hormones necessary for fertility, menstruation and sexual maturation of the female.
text: The ovary produces the ovum (egg) to be fertilized and serves as an endocrine gland producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
text: The ovaries function as an endocrine gland, as well as a location for the production and maturation of gametes.