What is the cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)? Select one: a. A lack

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What is the cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)? Select one: a. A lack of testosterone production b. A lack of functional or working receptors for cortisol C. An impaired ability to produce cortisol and aldosterone d. An overproduction of the hormone cortisol What did Simon LeVay conclude regarding the size of INAH-3 in humans? Select one: a. That a large INAH-3 was associated with sexual attraction to men b. That a large INAH-3 was associated with sexual attraction to women c. That a small INAH- sexual attraction to women 3 was associated with Which part of the primordial gonad do the testes develop from? Select one: a. The cortex b.The medulla c. The stroma A chromosomally XY fetus develops testes that produce normal amounts of testosterone, but no Mullerian Duct Inhibiting Substance (MIS). What internal reproductive organs (aside from the testes) will develop in this fetus? Select one: a. Both the Wolflan ducts and the Mullerlan ducts will develop b. Only the Mullerlan ducts will develop c. Only the Wolfian ducts will develop d. Neither the Wolfian ducts nor the Mullerian ducts will develop o

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Ans- c. An impaired ability to produce cortisol and aldosterone

CAH is caused by impaired production of hormone from the adrenal glands in which the adrenal gland unable to produce cortisol and aldosterone due to a mutation in one of the enzymes that required for their synthesis.

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