)80-90% of cholesterol is utilized in:
a) Adrenal cortex and gonads b)Liver c) Skin d)Intestine
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liver
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80-90% of cholesterol is utilized in the Adrenal cortex and gonads
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cholesterol:
Any of the lipids, a group of specific chemical compounds, include cholesterol. It is a lipid called sterol. All animal cells produce cholesterol, which is a crucial structural element of animal cell membranes. It is a yellowish crystalline solid when chemically separated.
Adrenal cortex and gonads:
- The testes are the male gonads, while the ovaries are the female gonads. The endocrine glands known as the gonads are responsible for producing the steroids known as sex hormones. The male sex hormones, or androgens, are mostly produced in the testes. The major androgen is testosterone.
- Estrogens in girls are produced by the adrenal cortex and gonads, and they mainly influence the development of secondary sex organs and the primary and secondary female sex characteristics in addition to stimulating linear growth and skeletal maturation and maintaining female sexuality.
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