Multiple choice

Which among the following options characterises the events taking place in the testis?

  1. Sertoli cells allow the unrestrained diffusion of water-soluble substances between seminiferous tubules and blood.

  2. Leydig cells secrete testosterone.

  3. Sertoli cells reciprocate to testosterone by synthesising androgen binding protein.

  4. Leydig cells provide nutrition to the spermatozoa.

  5. Sertoli cells line the seminiferous tubules and boost the developing sperms in males.
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Explanation

As a consequence of stimulation with luteinizing hormone the interstitial cells (Leydig) secrete testosterone into the intertubular tissue, where it is absorbed by blood vessels, lymphatics, and the seminiferous tubules.

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