ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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Question
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Which of the following glands produces estrogen?
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Pineal
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Pituitary
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Ovary
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Adrenal
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ovaries produce and release two groups of sex hormones-progesterone and estrogen.
Detailed explanation-2: -Estrogens. The major estrogen is estradiol, which, in addition to small amounts of estrone and estriol, is produced primarily in the ovaries. Other production sites of estrogens include the corpus luteum, 2 the placenta, and the adrenal glands.
Detailed explanation-3: -Secretion of estrogens The estrogen is synthesized in the theca interna cells in the ovary.
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