PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Question
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This gland releases the male sex hormone testosterone.
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ovaries
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pancreas
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testes
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adrenal
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The testes are two oval-shaped male reproductive glands that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. Epididymis-this is a highly coiled tube that lies at the back of the testes.
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