Q.The male sex hormone testosterone is secreted from
a. Sertoli cells
b. Leydig cell
c. Epididymis
d. Prostate gland
Step 1. Testosterone is an androgen, and androgens in the testis are produced by the interstitial cells, also called Leydig cells, which sit in the soft connective tissue surrounding the seminiferous tubules, not inside the tubules themselves.
Step 2. Leydig cells are endocrine cells characteristic of mammalian testes; their testosterone output is what initiates and drives spermatogenesis in the neighbouring tubules.
Step 3. Eliminate the distractors: Sertoli cells nourish developing sperm and secrete inhibin (not testosterone); the epididymis stores and matures sperm; the prostate gland contributes fluid to semen. None of these three secrete the male sex hormone.
Testosterone is secreted by the Leydig (interstitial) cells.
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