Which cells synthesize and secrete testicular hormones (androgens) in a man?

The Correct answer is Leydig cells

Key Points

• The male reproductive system includes a pair of testes along with accessory ducts, glands and the external genitalia.
• Each testis has about 250 compartments called testicular lobules.
• Each lobule contains one to three highly coiled seminiferous tubules in which sperms are produced.
• Each seminiferous tubule is lined on its inside by two types of cells called male germ cells (spermatogonia) and Sertoli cells.
• The male germ cells undergo meiotic divisions finally leading to sperm formation, while Sertoli cells provide nutrition to the germ cells.
• The regions outside the seminiferous tubules called interstitial spaces, contain small blood vessels and interstitial cells or Leydig cells. 
• Leydig cells synthesise and secrete testicular hormones called androgens.