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What is the role-played by luteinising hormones in males and females respectively?

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In male, luteinizing hormone (also called ICSH) stimulates the synthesis and secretion of male hormones androgens (e.g. testosterone) from Leydig.s cells of testis.
In female, luteinizing hormone stimulates ovulation from ovary, transformation of empty graafian follicle into corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone from corpus luteum.
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  • Luteinising hormone (LH) in female

    A
    Helps in the appearance of secondary sexual characters
    B
    Stimulates ovary to secrete oestradiol
    C
    Helps in release of the ovum from the ovary
    D
    Controls the blood pressure

  • Male and female Ascaris respectively have

    A
    two testes and two ovaries
    B
    two testes and one ovary
    C
    one testis and two ovaries
    D
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  • The primary sex organs in males and females, respectively, are

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    Testis and ovary
    B
    Penis and vagina
    C
    Scrotum and mammary gland
    D
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