Osmium is the least abundant stable element in the earth's crust and is the densest stable element. It is found in the alloys osmiridium and iridiosmium and as an uncombined element. Osmium was first discovered by Smithson Tennant in 1803.his compound forms spontaneously when pure osmium metal is in contact with air, and is both volatile and extremely toxic, and thus the pure metal is rarely used. Osmium is, however, the most dense naturally occurring element and imparts hardness when used in metal alloys.
2 ROLES OF SEX HORMONES: 1) organizational effects - permanent, influence brain and sex organ development. 2) activational effects - occur later in life, after development of sex organs. SEX ORGAN. gonads - testes or ovaries, first to develop. internal sex organs - precursors for male and female present in embryo.
Although hormones circulate throughout the body, each type of hormone influences only certain organs and tissues. Some hormones affect only one or two organs, whereas others have influence throughout the body. For example, thyroid-stimulating hormone, produced in the pituitary gland, affects only the thyroid gland.ltimately, hormones control the function of entire organs, affecting such diverse processes as growth and development, reproduction, and sexual characteristics. Hormones also influence the way the body uses and stores energy and control the volume of fluid and the levels of salts and sugar (glucose) in the blood.