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2021-2022 ReproGu Review Rearr > 197/198/199 - UG Development, Congenital Anomalies, Sexual Differentiation > Flashcards

197/198/199 - UG Development, Congenital Anomalies, Sexual Differentiation Flashcards

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C - congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency

  • Testicular DSD will have male external genitalia
  • In partial androgen insensitivity syndrome, gonads are present; will not have XX karyotype
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Describe the presentation of posterior urethral valves

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  • Prenatal
    • Bilateral hydronephrosis
    • Thick-walled bladder
    • Oligohydraminos
  • Post-natal
    • UTI
    • Renal insufficiency
    • Pulmonary insufficiency
    • Incontinence
    • Poor urinary stream
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What is the role of sertoli cells in sexual differentiation?

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Produce AMH -> regression of mullerian ducts

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E - posterior urethral valves

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Which primordial tissue gives rise to the kidney nephrons?

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Metanephric mesoderm

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Which indifferent-stage structure gives rise to the prostate and prostatic urethra in 46, XY individuals?

What is the corresponding structure in 46, XX individuals?

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Urogenital sinus

Lower vagina and urethra in 46, XX individuals

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Why is testosterone elevated in 21-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency?

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Normally, 21-alpha-hydroxylase turns 17-OH-progesterone into 11-deoxycortisone

Without 21-alpha-hydroxylase, 17-OH-progesterone is shunted towards the testosteone synthesis pathway -> increaesed testosterone

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In females, the secondary sex cords will give rise to which adult structure?

What kind of cells is this structure composed of?

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Ovarian follicles

Ovum surrounded by epithelium of granulosa cells

Note: Primary sex cords persist as nonfunctional/vestigial rete ovarii

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What is the most common congenital cystic kidney disease?

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Multicystic dysplastic kidney

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Where in the male is junction of the urethra derived from the urogenital sinus and surface ectoderm?

A. Urinary bladder and prostatic urethra

B. Beginning of the penile urethra

C. Proximal and distal halves of the penile urethra

D. Penile urethra and navicular fossa in the glans

E. Penile urethra and distal epidermis of the glans

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D. Penile urethra and navicular fossa in the glans

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Where in the adult female is the junction of derivatives of the paramesonephric ducts and urogenital sinus?

A. Uterine tubes and uterus

B. Uterine fundus and cervix

C. Uterus and vagina

D. Middle of the vagina

E. Vagina and vestibule

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D. Middle of the vagina

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Describe the internal and external genitalia that result from complete androgen insensitivity syndrome in a 46, XY individual

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Testosterone present, but receptors non-functional

  • Internal
    • Testes, often undescended
    • AMH secreted -> no uterus or Mullerian structures
  • External
    • No testosterone action -> female external genitalia
    • Testosterone aromatized to estrogen -> breast development
  • Often presents in a female-presenting individual with primary amenorrhea*
  • 5-alpha-reductase deficiency will have female external genitalia but then development of male structures in puberty 2/2 increased testosterone*
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In a ureteral duplication:

  • Which ureter is more likely to develop obstruction?
  • Which is more likely to develop reflux?
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  • Obstruction: Ureter from upper moiety
    • ​Inserts inferiorly and medially in the bladder
    • Also more likely to have ectopic ureter, ureterocele
  • Reflux: Ureter from lower moiety
    • ​Inserts laterally and superiorly in the bladder
    • In general, this is more anatomically normal
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Which 2 embryonic primordia form the male urethra?

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  • Urogenital sinus (endoderm) -> proximal majority
  • Navicular fossa (ectoderm) -> distal end

Failure of fustion = hypospadias; opening on the ventral surface

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A woman is infertile because of an absence of ova. Where might primordial ova have failed to differentiate?

A. Genital ridge mesoderm

B. Primary sex cords

C. Hindgut endoderm

D. Secondary sex cords

E. Paramesonephric duct

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C. Hindgut endoderm

  • Primordial germ cells orginate in the hindgut, then migrate to the genital ridge*
  • Sex cords give rise to the epithelial components of the gonads only (Leydig & Sertoli or Granulosa/Theca)*
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What is most common cause of ureteropelvic junction obstruction that is…

  • Intrinsic:
  • Extrinsic:
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  • Intrinsic: Aperistaltic segment
    • ​Most common overall cause of UPJ
  • Extrinsic: Crossing vessels
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Which cells produce anti-mullerian hormone?

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Sertoli cells

No gonads/streak gonad -> no Sertoli cells or Leydig cells -> no AMH or testosterone (respectively) -> Mullerian structures persist, no androgen effect on external genitalia

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Fetal hydronephrosis 2/2 urinary tract dilation is detected on prenatal ultrasound

How should this be managed?

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Observation

50-80% of antenatal hydronephrosis will spontaneously resolve; does not necessarily represent a specific pathology

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What are the adult derivatives of the labioscrotal folds in…

  • Males:
  • Females:
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  • Males: Scrotum
  • Females: Labia majora
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C - complete androgen insensitivity syndrome

  • 5-alpha reductase = no breast development
  • Mixed gonadal dysgenesis is similar, but will not have symmetric inguinal masses (testes)
  • 21-hydroxylase deficiency would present much earlier
    • Salt wasting, hyperkalemia, failure to thrive soon after birth
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Describe the internal and external genitalia that result from 5-alpha-reductase deficiency in a 46, XY individual

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  • Internal
    • Testes, synthesize AMH -> no mullerian structures
    • Also synthesize testosterone
  • External
    • Cannot convert testosterone to DHT -> Variable external genitalia
    • Depends on amount of DHT that is produced
    • More DHT -> more development of male structures

Male structures will often begin to develop during puberty due to increased testosterone

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Where are sperm synthesized?

Where are they stored?

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Synthesis: Testes

Storage: Epididymis

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What embryonic structure gives rise to the ureter?

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Mesonephric duct -> Ureteric bud

Keys is that the ureteric bud comes from the mesonephric duct, not the urogenital sinus

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What causes mixed gonadal dysgenesis?

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Mosaicism

One side has streak gonad, other has dysgenetic testicle

Most likely dx if testes are asymmetric

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Which one of the following could persist as a cystic structure in the middle of the broad ligament of the uterus?

A. Urogenital sinus

B. Mesonephric duct

C. Allantois

D. Paramesonephric duct

E. Metanephric duct

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B. Mesonephric duct

  • Remnant of the mesonephric duct - should only persist in male development*
  • Remember parameso for granulosa-female | meso for seminiferous*

Remember Gartner Duct Cyst

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Which side is more susceptibel to ureteropelvic junction obstruction?

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Left

(and M > F)

27
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List the steps in the pathway that sperm take from the testes to the outside world

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  • Testes (synthesis)
  • Epididymis (storage until ejaculation)
  • Vas deferens (aka ductus deferens
  • Inguinal canal
  • Seminal vesicles (picks up semen here)
  • Ejaculatory duct (after joining the prostatic urethra)
  • Membranous urethra
  • Penile urethra
  • Outside world
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Extrophy of the bladder results from failure of mesoderm migration into which fetal structures?

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Cloacal membrane/ventral abdominal wall

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What is the most common etiology of ureteropelvic junction obstruction that presents with intermittent flank pain?

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Crossing vessel

  • Adynamic/aperistaltic segment, high insertion, intrinsic narrowing would either be asymptomatic or constant*
  • Extrinsic = crossing vessel = pain*
  • Intrinsic = aperistaltic segment = no pain*
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What is the fate of the primordial mesonephric duct? (4)

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Male internal structures

  • Seminal vesicles
  • Epididymis
  • Ejaculatory duct
  • Ductus deferens (aka vas deferens)
  • SEED*
  • Note: Ureteric bud (-> ureters, pelvis, calyces, collecting duct) comes from the mesonephric duct*
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What are the expected internal and external genitalia of a 46, XX individual with translocation of SRY?

(a 46, XX individual with presence of SRY)

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  • Internal
    • Gonads are testicles; SRY contains gene that produces testes determing factor-> Stabilizes Wolffian structures
  • External
    • Male-appearing external genitalia
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Which fetal nephrogenic cord derivative will eventually become the adult kidney?

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Metanephros

Mesonephros is the first functioning kidney, then regresses

33
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List 3 diagnoses that would result in a 46, XY individual with palpale testes and ambigious external genitalia

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  • 5-alpha-reductase deficiency
  • Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome
  • Congenital adrenal hypoplasia: low testosterone varity
    • 3-beta-hydroxysteroid DH deficiency
    • 17, 20 lyase deficiency
    • 17-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency
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Loss of function of which cells could result in persistent mulelrian duct syndrome?

(46, XY individual with a uterus and vagina)

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Sertoli cells

They are supposed to produce anti-Mullerian hormone, which would cause regression of the Mullerian structures (vagina, uterus)

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Describe the internal and external genitalia that result from complete gonadal dysgenesis in a 46, XY individual

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  • Internal
    • No AMH -> Uterus present (but no ovaries; dysgenesis)
    • No testosterone -> Wolffian structures regress (No male structures)
  • External
    • No testosterone -> female-typical external genitalia

No ovaries = no ovulation, but can carry a pregnancy

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In a female, a gartner duct cyst results form failure of which embryonic structure to obliterate during development?

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Mesonephric (Wolffian) duct

The mesonephric duct should obliterate; remnant = gartner duct cyst

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Which embryonic structures give rise to:

  • Germ cells:
  • Gonadal epithelium:
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  • Germ cells: Hindgut
    • Migrate into the genital ridge mesoderm, then are enveloped into the gonads
  • Gonadal epithelium: Sex cords
    • Male: primary sex cords [related to mesonephric ducts] -> seminiferous tubules (sertoli cells)
    • Female: secondary sex cords [related to paramesonephric ducts] -> ovarian follicles (granulosa cells)
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What is the fate of the primordial paramesonephric duct? (3)

A

Female internal structures

  • Fallopian tubes
  • Uterus
  • Upper 2/3 of the vajina
39
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What is the gold standard for diagnosing vesicoureteral reflux?

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Voiding systourethrogram (VCUG)

40
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In males, the primary sex cords will give rise to which adult structure?

What kind of cells is this structure composed of?

A

Seminiferous tubules

Composed of epithelial sertoli cells

This is where sperm will develop

41
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What are the adult derivatives of the urogenital folds in…

  • Males:
  • Females:
A
  • Males: Ventral wall of the penis
  • Females: Labia minora
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Which of the following is the largest structure in the 8-week indifferent stage?

A. Mesonephros

B. Gonad

C. Metanephros

D. Urogenital sinus

E. Paramesonephric ducts

A

A. Mesonephros

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What is the most common congenital cause of renal scarring?

How is it managed?

A

Vesicourethral reflux

  • Medical: prevent UTI
  • Surgery: lengthen intramural tunnel
    • Reflex occus when the tunnel is short -> not enough pressure to keep the valve closed

Occurs when scarring and UTI are present

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What are the adult derivatives of the ureteric buds? (4)

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  • Ureters
  • Renal pelvis
  • Calyces
  • Collecting tubules in the pyramids

Note: Ureteric bud comes from mesonephric duct, not urogenital sinus

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Which primordial structures give rise to the vagina? (2)

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  • Mullarian (paramesonephric) duct -> upper 2/3
  • Urogenital sinus -> lower 2/3
46
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When should an orchioplexy for an undescended testes (discovered at birth) be performed?

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6 months of age

  • May spontaneously descend (usually before 3 mo)
  • Waiting until 6 mo decreases risks of general anesthesia
  • Needs to be done in a “timely fashion”
47
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Which differences of sexual development carry an increased risk of germ cell cancers? (3)

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  • Gonadal dysgenesis (partial and complete)
  • Ovotesticular DSD
  • Androgen insensitivity

No increased risk with 5-alpha reductase deficiency, SRY translocation in a 46, XX individual, or CAH

48
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The urorectal septum divides the cloaca into which two structures?

What is the consequence if the division is incomplete?

A

Rectum and urogenital sinus

Incomplete division -> Fistula

49
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What are the adult derivatives of the urogenital folds in…

  • Males:
  • Females:
A
  • Males: Ventral wall of the penis
  • Females: Labia minora
50
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What are the adult derivatives of the urogenital sinus in…

  • Males:
  • Females:
A
  • Males: Penile urethra
  • Females: Vestibule
51
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Which karyotypes are associated with ovotesticular DSD?

A

Any!

  • Ovotestis may produce testosterone or estrogen (but more likely estrogen)
  • Can produce sperm or eggs
  • Decreased fertility, but may be able to have children
52
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The primordia of the kidneys and gonads is…

  1. Somatopleure
  2. Intermediate mesoderm
  3. Splanchnopleure
A

b. Intermediate mesoderm

53
Q

What is the first functioning kidney in fetal development?

A

Mesonephros

Will regress as the metanephros (final kidney) grows

54
Q

Abnormal development of which structures results in hypospadias?

A

Failure of urethral plate to tubularize

(failure of urethral fold closure)

55
Q

The primordia of the bladder and urethra is…

  1. Somatopleure
  2. Intermediate mesoderm
  3. Splanchnopleure
A

c. Splanchnopleure

56
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The primordia of the genitals is…

  1. Somatopleure
  2. Intermediate mesoderm
  3. Splanchnopleure
A

a. Somatopleure

57
Q

Which cells convert testosterone to DHT during development?

Which enzyme?

A

Leydig cells

5-alpha-reductase

Potent DHT stabilizes male sexual structures during development

58
Q

Why should undescended testes be repaired with orchiopexy?

(What is the most serious possible sequelae?)

A

No repair = increased risk of seminoma

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