Multiple choice

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

  1. Leydig and thecal cells

  2. Spermatogonia and oogonia

  3. Sertoli and granulosa cells

  4. Sex cords

  5. Ovarian tissue
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Explanation

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

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