Multiple choice

The mesenchyme developing just below the germinal epithelium is the origin of which analogous cell types?

  1. Ovarian tissue

  2. Sex cords

  3. Sertoli and granulosa cells

  4. Spermatogonia and oogonia

  5. Leydig and thecal cells
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Explanation

Mesenchyme arising beneath the germinal epithelium in the testes is the precursor to testicular interstitial cells, or Leydig cells, while in the ovaries it is the precursor to ovarian stroma or thecal cells.

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