Test: Testes & Ovary - NEET MCQ

Corpus luteum of the ovary secretes progesterone, and relaxin. Prolactin is secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary gland. Aldosterone is a principal mineralocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex and testosterone is secreted by the Leydig's cells in the testes.

Menstruation is caused by the reduction of two hormones, oestrogen, and progesterone, especially progesterone at the end of the monthly ovarian cycle. Hence, withdrawal of progesterone hormone will cause immediate menstruation.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

The correct answer is Cells of Leydig.

• Cells of Leydig secrete androgen hormones in human beings.
• Cells of Leydig constitute the endocrine tissue of the testes.
• Androgens are a group of male sex hormones.

The leydig cells or the interstitial cells which are present in the intertubular spaces produce a group of hormones called androgens mainly testosterone. Leydig cells aka Interstitial cells are found outside the seminiferous tubule in the interstitial space in testes. They secrete Androgens.