NEET Biology question

Biology Chemical Coordination and Integration NEET

A boy who has not yet passed through puberty sustains an injury to his anterior pituitary such that FSH is no longer released, but LH secretion is normal. After he grows to maturity, one would expect that he would

(A)Develop secondary sex characters
(B)Be sterileCorrect
(C)Have improper functioning of the testicular interstitial cells
(D)Both (a) and (b)

Answer: (B)

Solution

Since LH secretion is unaffected, the testicular interstitial (Leydig) cells continue to secrete testosterone normally, so secondary sex characteristics still develop; however, FSH is essential for

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