GENERAL ANATOMY
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Question
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These glands produce the male sex hormone.
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Testies
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Ovareis
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Thymus
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Thyroid
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Testosterone is produced by the gonads (by the Leydig cells in testes in men and by the ovaries in women), although small quantities are also produced by the adrenal glands in both sexes. It is an androgen, meaning that it stimulates the development of male characteristics.
Detailed explanation-2: -Testicles (testes) The testes are responsible for making testosterone, the primary male sex hormone, and for producing sperm. Within the testes are coiled masses of tubes called seminiferous tubules. These tubules are responsible for producing the sperm cells through a process called spermatogenesis.
Detailed explanation-3: -In males, the testes is responsible for secretion of the male sex hormone, testosterone.
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