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Aug29 M1-Female_Urogenital_System_Gonadal_and_Duct_Embryogenesis Flashcards

1
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most imp structure for dev in female pelvis

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PMD

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consequence of SRY and Sox-9 prod by the testis (after PGCs went from allantois to the bipotential gonad and then testis formed with Sertoli cells)

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  • testes become an endocrine organ
  • produce testo
  • produce AMH
  • affects ducts + external genitalia*
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(IMPORTANT) how embryo testis differs from puberty, adult testis

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produces testo without pituitary hormones influence

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fct of AMH from Sertoli cells

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regression of PMD (Sertoli cells also make SRY which allows testis formation and make Sox-9 also)

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5
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fct of testo of Leydig cells

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-form mesonephric duct which will form the male system (vas deferens, etc.)

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5 alpha reductase is present where in the embryo

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only in external genitalia. converts testo from blood into DHT (4x more potent). get male external genitalia

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(IMPORTANT) what happens if embryo has no testo and no AMH

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  • MD regresses
  • PMD persists and gets a female type (uterus)
  • external genitalia stays in bipotential state
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what happens if Sertoli cells don’t make SRY

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you form ovaries rather than testes

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9
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architecture of testes in embryo

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  • seminiferous cords with PGCs
  • separated by coelomic epith by tunica alb.
  • within the cord mesenchyme, Leydig cells form
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PGCs fct in female

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  • PGCs reach the primary sex cords with the coelomic epith cells
  • PGCs proliferate to make 7M cells, stop meiosis at prophase 1
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coelomic epith fct in the female gonad

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forms sex cord (rete ovary) with granular and theca follicular cells

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Leydig cells do what other than making testo

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develop LH-CG Rs

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first time that LH-CG Rs of Leydig cells are used

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  • trophoblast of placenta at implantation produces HCG

- HCG similar to LH. binds LH-CG R of Leydig cells to make them produce testo (HCG also maintains the pregnancy)

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(imp) important cellular association in the embryonic ovaries

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in the outer cortical region, PGCs are surrounded by follicular cells and proliferate there

  • stop at prophase 1
  • 7M cells produced (primary oocytes arrested in prophase 1)
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what happens to the rete ovary in the female gonad

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becomes a remnant

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ovaries position in embryo

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high up at L1. and the ovarian a supplies it

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(IMPORTANT) name of the functional unit of the follicular cells associated to a primary oocyte in the embryo

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primary follicle

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18
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analog of follicular cells and primary oocyte assoc in the male

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PGS assoc with Sertoli cells

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(important) how the PMD is formed and maintained

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EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL INTERACTION

  • induced by the mesonephric duct. this mesenchyme produces hox genes which control that.
  • the coelomic epithelium invaginates to produce the PMD. the coelomic epith expresses Lim-1, a TF
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why is the PMD not made in the male (why does it regress)

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  • Sertoli cells make AMH (which is in the TGF, transforming growth factor, family)
  • AMH interacts with Rs on the coelomic epith (which surrounds the mesonephric duct = mesenchyme)
  • because of this mesenchyme (PMD) - epithelium (coelomic) interaction, the PMD regresses
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21
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why PMD maintained in the female

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  • Rs for AMH are still there in the mesenchyme
  • no AMH
  • epithelial-mesenchyme interaction (is not EM transition, that’s a diff thing) to maintain PMD
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22
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Hox genes fct in the female

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  • are TFs

- are important for segmentation of the reprod system

23
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PMD goes where

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all the way to the urogenital sinus

24
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origin of the Fallopain tube

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PMD

25
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origin of the uterus

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PMD

26
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origin the upper third of the vagina

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PMD

27
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(imp) what happens in Lim1 double negative mutants

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Fall tube, uterus, upper third of vagina all absent

28
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period of dev of PMD and consequence

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weeks 10 to 17. so vulnerable for a long time

29
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what surrounds the PMD

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mesenchyme with a segmental hox gene expression influencing the segmental division of the PMD

30
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(important) example of substance that can influence the female reprod system formation

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DES (diethylstilbesterol. synthetic estrogen given in the 1900s)
reason is hox genes are influenced by estrogen

31
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hox genes influence in vertebral column dev

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retinoic acid

32
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hox genes influence in repro system dev

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estrogens (for uteus and fallopian tubes)

33
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what hox genes help form what female repro system structures

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  • hox9 = fall tubes
  • hox10 = body of uterus
  • hox11 = cervix
  • hox13 = upper portion of the vagina
34
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what step is necessary for the formation of the body of the uterus

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fusion of the two PMDs (coming from both sides forming each one fallopian tube)
long period of fusion so vulnerable

35
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(IMPORTANT) bicornuate uterus def

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improper fusion of PMD

36
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(IMPORTANT) unicornuate uterus def

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one PMD formed and other one regressed

37
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what happens if DES (synthetic estrogen) is introduced during the period of uterus formation

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get an abnormal shape uterus, T shaped and smaller

38
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how does estrogen regulate hox genes of uterus formation

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  • Hox10 gene for uterus body formation has 2 regulatory elements: estrogen response element 1 and 2.
  • mediate estrogen responsive transcription
39
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other problem related to DES use than abnormal uterus

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children of mothers exposed to DES have adenoCA of the vagina

40
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when is hox10 produced in life

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  • in embryogenesis

- in postnatal life during every menstrual cycle, it rises between day 14 and day 26 and goes back down after that

41
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why is hox10 gene present expressed in menstrual cycle after ovulation

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because it is important for normal implantation

42
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hox genes are related to what disease

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endometriosis (bc are important in endometrial development)

43
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relations of the PMD in the embryo

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  • vertically oriented at L1,L2 then displaced horizontally during vertical growth of the pelvis
  • rectum posterior
  • attached to gonads (ovaries) by mesentery
  • the MD is nearby, connected to the UGS
  • ovarian artery enters the sex cords through the mesentery
  • gubernaculum goes all the way to the labio-scrotal fold. passes BEHIND the PMD. and behind L5 fold.
44
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where will the PMDs fuse (landmark)

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at the point where the gubernaculums pass behind them

45
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when does the meso duct regress

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as the PMDs are fusing

46
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name of the mesentery where the ovarian a runs

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infundibular-pelvic ligament (or cranial suspensory ligament of the ovary). also contains ovarian v and lymphatics

47
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the gubernaculum leads to what two structures

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  1. ligament of the ovary (ovarian ligament)

2. round ligament of the uterus

48
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location of the degenerating mesonephros and mesonephric tubules in the female

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within the mesovarium (mesentery of the ovary between ovary and fallopian tube)

49
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anomaly assoc to incomplete degeneration of mesonephros and meso tubules

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cysts can form because of that, in the ovarian ligament and the mesovarium

50
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ovary in the ovarian (inguinal) canal explanation

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  • very rare anomaly
  • associate to the presence of defective portions of the PMD (as in a unicornuate uterus)
  • the gubernaculum pulls the ovary all the way in the inguinal canal with it
  • can do that bc ovary not attached to fallopian tube and uterine body (bc parts are missing)
51
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name of the mesentery attaching to the fallopian tube (for Dr Daniels)

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mesovarium

52
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anomalies assoc with incomplete degen of the mesonephric duct in the female

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a lot of cysts can form on the side of the ovaries, beside the UGS, inside the uterus.
Gartner cysts**

53
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where would you find cysts from incomplete degeneration of PMD in the male

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in the testis

54
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name of the two possible remnants of the PMD from its incomplete degeneration in the male

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  • appendix epididymis
  • appendix testis
  • found in the testis close the apex = top*

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