Question

The changes in the body of adolescents during puberty are mainly because of the secretion of:

• A. Estrogen from testes and testosterone from ovary.
• B. Estrogen from adrenal gland and testosterone from pituitary gland.
• C. Testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovaries.
• D. Testosterone from throid gland and estrogen from pituitary gland.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Testosterone from testes and estrogen from ovaries.

At the onset of puberty, the testes start releasing the male hormone testosterone. It promotes secondary sexual characteristics in males during puberty like masculine voice, hair growth on the face, chest, etc. Estrogen is a female hormone responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics like the menstrual cycle, breast development, etc. It is released by the ovaries.

So, the correct answer is option C.