Question

.In a female mammal, _______ cells are capable of producing androgens.

a. Leydig
b. theca
c. granulosa
d. Sertoli

Answer 1

Answer: B) Theca

Explanation: Theca cells are the endocrine cells associated with ovarian follicles that play an essential role in fertility by producing the androgen substrate required for ovarian estrogen biosynthesis. Theca cells differentiate from the interfollicular stroma in response to proteins secreted from growing follicles.