MICROANATOMY

ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The male reproductive organs that produces sperm and testosterone is called:
A
Ovaries
B
Testes
C
Hypothalamus
D
Thymus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Testes (or testicles)-these are a pair of egg-shaped glands that sit in the scrotum, on the outside of the body. They produce sperm and testosterone, which is the male sex hormone.

Detailed explanation-2: -(TES-tis) One of two egg-shaped glands inside the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones. Also called testicle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Testis has following three functions. First, it produces spermatozoa, the male gametes. Second, it synthesizes testosterone, the principal male sex hormone. Third, it participates with the hypothalamus-pituitary unit in regulating reproductive function.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main hormone secreted by the testes is testosterone, an androgenic hormone.

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