Question

What hormones are made in the testes?

Answer 1

Hormones :

1. The chemical substances secreted from various parts of the body transfer messages to cells in different parts of the human body.
2. These chemical messages allow the body to regulate various cell processes such as sleep, growth, blood glucose level, sexual reproduction, and controlling stress.

Hormones made in the testes:

1. Testes are the primary sex organ in males.
2. Testes acts as an endocrine gland and produces and secretes androgens such as testosterone.
3. The Leydig cells or interstitial cells, which are present in the interstitial spaces outside the seminiferous tubules, secrete hormones.
4. Androgens are responsible for the development of male accessory sex organs and secondary sexual characteristics in males.
5. Androgens stimulate spermatogenesis and are responsible for male sexual behavior.