AIIMS 2012
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Chemical Coordination and Integration
AIIMS 2012 · Zoology · Chemical Coordination and Integration
Assertion : A male is found to be lacking facial hair and pubic...
Assertion : A male is found to be lacking facial hair and pubic hair.Reason : It is a case of hyposecretion of testosterone from Leydig's cells of testes.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Step-by-step solution
Leydig's cells or interstitial cells of testes are large, polygonal cells that lie in the connective tissue present between the seminiferous tubules. They secrete androgens, the male sex hormones e.g., testosterone into the blood. Androgens control male sexual characteristics including facial and pubic hairs.