Question

A 16 year old boy was brought to a doctor with a complaint of non-masculine features(lack of moustache / beard / gruff voice / broadening of shoulders etc). After keen examination, the doctor found that it was a hormonal disorder and the endocrine glands responsible were not functioning properly. Mention the glands and the hormone lacking in the boy.

Answer 1

The endocrine gland is the testes and produces the androgenic hormone testosterone. It is responsible for the sexual characters in the puberty like the appearance of the acne, appearance of public hair , axillary hair, facial hair, bone maturation. Testosterone is anabolic hormone which increases the anabolism in the body . So it is responsible for the masculine character in the males . So , the following features in the given case is due to the deficiency of the hormone testosterone.