Question

Androgens are secreted in the 

A. Testis by the seminiferous tubules. 

B. Fetus in greater quantities than in early childhood. 

C. In the female by the ovary. 

D. In the male by the adrenal cortex. 

E. In the male in decreasing quantities after the age of 30.

Answer 1

A. False They are secreted by the interstitial cells of the testis. 

B. True Fetal androgens control male sex organ development. 

C. True The ovaries secrete small amounts of androgen. 

D. True Adrenal androgens control pubic and axillary hair growth in both males and females. 

E. True There is a gradual fall, with no clear-cut ‘climacteric’.