Jim Has Just Been Diagnosed with Testicular Cancer

question 32

Multiple Choice

Jim has just been diagnosed with testicular cancer.The tumor is composed of Sertoli cells and they have begun to produce excessive amounts of inhibin.Which of the following would be TRUE? 

• A)FSH secretion would be selectively inhibited,but LH secretion would be normal.
• B)Spermatogenesis would be increased but testosterone secretion would be normal.
• C)Spermatogenesis would be increased because testosterone production would be above normal.
• D)Gonadotropin-releasing hormone levels and spermatogenesis would increase above normal.
• E)Both FSH and LH secretion would rise above normal levels.

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