NEET Biology question

Select the option which correctly matches the endocrine gland with its hormone and its function. [NEET (Karnataka) 2013]

(A)Placenta – Estrogen – Initiates secretion of milk
(B)Corpus luteum – Estrogen – Initiates secretion of milk
(C)Leydig's cells – Androgen – Initiates spermatogenesisCorrect
(D)Ovary – FSH – Initiates production of sperms

Answer: (C)

Solution

Placental/corpus luteal estrogen is not what initiates milk secretion (that is primarily prolactin's role), and FSH is not secreted by the ovary — it acts on the ovary, ruling out (a), (b) and (d). Leydig's (interstitial) cells of the

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