Answer:
The gonads are reproductive organs responsible for the production of gametes (sex cells) in their external secretion and in their internal secretion, hormones that exert their action on the organs involved in reproductive function.
Step-by-step explanation:
Gonads are glands that are part of two body systems: the endocrine system and the reproductive system; and there are two types of gonads: male and female, the first are the testicles and the second the ovaries and both produce steroid hormones (derived from cholesterol) exactly the same as those produced by the cortex of the adrenal glands.