Select the option which correctly matches the endocrine gland with its hormone and its function.

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Endocrine gland -Ovary

Hormone -FSH

Function - Stimulates follicular development and the secretion of estrogens

Endocrine gland - Leydig's cells

Hormone -Androgen

Function -Initiates the production of sperms

Endocrine gland -Corpus luteum

Hormone -Estrogen

Function -Essential for maintenance of endometerium

Endocrine gland -Placenta

Hormone -Estrogen

Function -Initiates secretion of the milk

answer is C.

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Leydig's cells secrete androgens which initiates the production of sperms. Estrogen does not initiate the secretion of milk. Progesterone (rather than estrogen) is essential for the maintenance of endometrium. FSH is produced by the anterior pituitary (not the ovary).

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