John tells you that cholesterol is bad and should be eliminated from your diet. You explain to him that cholesterol is important. Which of the following hormones is synthesized from cholesterol?

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Answer:

testosterone (I do not know what the options are but the testosterone is the most important synthesized from cholesterol)

Explanation:

Testosterone that is generated mostly (around 95 percent) in the testicles, thanks to the so-called Leydig cells, although it is also synthesized in other tissues. In women it is synthesized in teak cells of the ovaries and in the placenta, although in smaller quantities. It is derived from cholesterol, like other steroid hormones. And, like most hormones, it is transferred to the blood, where it travels linked to sex hormone binding globulin and albumin.