Question

Name the hormone that is released by testes at the onset of puberty.

• A. Testosterone
• B. Estrogen
• C. Progesterone
• D. Luteinizing hormone

Answer 1

The correct option is A Testosterone

The hormone that is released by testes during puberty is testosterone. Testosterone is considered to be the primary hormone as it is produced abundantly when compared to others. It regulates the development of sperms and the secondary sexual characteristics leading to puberty.

Oestrogen plays the major role in females during the onset of puberty and is responsible for the development of secondary sex characters like breast development etc.

Progesterone is the sex hormone which is involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and embryogenesis of humans and others species.

Luteinizing hormone is a gonadotropic hormone (in male and female). It Induces ovulation of the graffian follicles (fully mature follicles), maintains the corpus luteum formed after ovulation. It also stimulates the synthesis and secretion of androgens (hormones) from the testis

So, the correct answer is option A.