Question

Androgens are secreted by
(a)Pituitary
(b)Adrenal glands
(c)pancreas
(d)Thyroid

Answer 1

Hint: These are also referred to as suprarenal glands and are endocrine glands that produce a range of hormones including adrenaline and therefore the steroids aldosterone and cortisol. They're found at the upside of the kidneys.

Complete answer:
The pituitary gland is the master gland that regulates the activity of other endocrine glands and secretes many hormones like growth hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, etc.
-Parathyroid gland is present in the form of four small pouches that are embedded in the posterior surface of the lobes of the thyroid gland. This gland secretes parathormone which increases calcium reabsorption from the bones and causes mobilization of calcium in the blood.
- The Thyroid gland is situated in between the trachea and larynx in the neck region and it produces thyroxine hormone which leads to the increase of oxygen consumption by metabolically active tissues.
- The Adrenal gland is situated on the upper side of the kidneys and has 2 parts, the adrenal cortex which produces glucocorticoids (Cortisol), mineralocorticoids (Aldosterone), and sex corticoids (Androgen) and, adrenal medulla which produces out adrenaline and nor-adrenaline hormone.

Additional Information: -Zone reticularis is the region of the adrenal cortex which is the innermost zone between the fasciculata and medulla. Zono reticularis secretes androgenic hormones which exhibit approximately the same effects as the male sex hormone testosterone. Androgen is generally referred to as male hormones that stimulate or control the development and maintenance of male characteristics like body hair growth and voice change.
-In females androgens have an important function in the production of E2 which is estradiol another form of estrogen in ovary and adipose tissue.
-Androgen in females is responsible for the development and maintenance of axillary and pubic hair.
-There are six types of androgens in females:
Androstenedione
Dehydro- epiandrosterone
Dehydro- epiandrosterone
Testosterone
Di- hydro testosterone
3 alpha androstanediol glucuronide
So, the correct answer is 'Adrenals'.

Note: -In male androgen assist the development of male characteristics and proper development of male sex organs during embryonic development.
-Steroid hormones produced by the gonads and adrenal cortex are lipid-soluble thus they cannot be stored in vesicles in endocrine cells and their receptors are located in the cytoplasm target cell.
-Hormone produced by the adrenal cortex is referred to as corticosteroids which comprise mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and androgen.
-Adrenal cortex is divided into three regions: outermost zone zona glomerulosa which secretes mineralocorticoids, middle zone fasciculate which secretes glucocorticoids, and the innermost zone zona reticularis which secretes androgens.