Explanation

The steroid hormones are synthesized in the :

the adrenal cortex,

the gonads,

and the placenta

The steroid hormones are all derived from cholesterol and many are of clinical importance

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Cholesterol is the fundamental building block for all other steroids in the body.

Cholesterol is also the precursor of other important: steroid metabolites including bile salts and steroid hormones.

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ND11-12-2022