A boy who has not passed through puberty sustains an injury to his anterior pituitary such that FSH is no longer released, but LH is normal.After the individual grows to maturity, one would expect that he would
A) not develop secondary sex characteristics.
B) be sterile.
C) be impotent.
D) have impaired function of the interstitial cells.
E) produce large amounts of inhibin.

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Without FSH, spermatogenesis cannot occur, leading to infertility. LH alone cannot stimulate sperm production.

A Boy Who Has Not Passed Through Puberty Sustains an Injury