Question

Assertion (A): Leydig cells produce oestrogen and progesterone.

Reason (R): Leydig cells are also called as interstitial cells which are located as packing tissues between the coils of seminiferous tubules.

1. A is True and R is False.
2. A is False and R is True.
3. Both A and R are True.
4. Both A and R are False.

Options

• (1)

• (2)

• (3)

• (4)

Answer 1

(2)

Explanation:

Leydig cells do not produce oestrogen and progesterone. They mainly secrete testosterone, the principal male sex hormone. Therefore, the Assertion (A) is false.

Leydig cells are also called interstitial cells and are located in the spaces between the seminiferous tubules of the testes. Therefore, the Reason (R) is true.

Hence, A is false and R is true.