Adrenal androgens

A) are produced in the adrenal medulla.
B) stimulate growth of pubic hair in females.
C) reduce the inflammatory response.
D) cause reabsorption of K⁺ by the kidney.
E) decrease the sex drive.

Adrenal androgens, such as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), are produced in the adrenal cortex, not the medulla, and they play a role in the development of secondary sexual characteristics, such as the growth of pubic hair in females. They do not directly reduce the inflammatory response, cause reabsorption of specific substances by the kidney, or decrease the sex drive; these effects are more closely associated with other hormones.