GENERAL HISTOLOGY

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
stimulates male sex characteristics
A
aldosterone
B
luteinizing hormone (LH)
C
melatonin
D
testosterone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is an androgen, meaning that it stimulates the development of male characteristics. Present in much greater levels in men than women, testosterone initiates the development of the male internal and external reproductive organs during foetal development and is essential for the production of sperm in adult life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your hypothalamus releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which triggers your pituitary gland to release luteinizing hormone (LH). LH then travels to your gonads and stimulates the production and release of testosterone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Male reproductive hormones, such as testosterone, help develop and maintain male sex characteristics and help make sperm in the testes.

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