KROK 1 2009 – Question 123 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
In the pubertal period cells of the male sexual glands start producing the male sexual hormone testosterone that is responsible for formation of the secondary sexual characters. What cells of the male sexual glands produce this hormone?
- A. Leidig cells
- B. Sustenocytes
- C. Sustentacular cells
- D. Sertoli’s cells
- E. Spermatozoa
Hint
Consider where in the testis steroid hormones are made, inside or outside the walls of the seminiferous tubules, and which cells occupy that site.
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