Assertion: The regulation of RBC production is accomplished by FSH.
Reason: Erythropoietin hormone circulates to red bone marrow where it increases stem cell mitosis and speed up development of RBCs.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
(e) If the Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.
(e) If the Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.
Explanation:
The regulation of RBC production is accomplished by erythropoietin hormone (EPO). Erythropoietin, a glycoprotein, is produced by the kidney when the oxygen level of low EPO then stimulates the bone marrow to produce more red cells and thereby increase the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. FSH causes gametogenesis and stimulates estrogen production from ovaries.