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B8 W3 Flashcards

1
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White, fibrous capsule on testes

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Tunica albuginea

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2
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Tunica vaginalis

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Layer of serous membrane covering the testis derived from peritoneum.

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3
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Cells that for inner epithelia of seminiferous tubules

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Sertoli cells

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4
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Where does spermatogenesis occur within seminiferous tubule?

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Gaps between sertoli cells

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Where does spermatogenesis occur within seminiferous tubule?

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Gaps between sertoli cells

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5
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What prevents passage of spermatoza into blood?

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Junctions between sertoli cells

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6
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Sustencular cells

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Cells which support gamete devElopment

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7
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Male sustencular cells

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Sertoli cells

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8
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Female sustencular cells

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Granulosa cells

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9
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Phases of spermatogenesis

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Mitotic proliferation, meoitic proliferation, cytodifferentation

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10
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Produced at the end of mitotic proliferation of spermatogenesis

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Resting primary spermatocytes

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Resting primary spermatocytes

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Cells which breach the tight junctions of sertoli cells and move into luminal compartments

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12
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Produced at the end of meiosis

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Spermatid

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13
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Production of secondary spermatocyte

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Meiosis- two divisions. First division has genetic shuffling to produce secondary spermatocyte. Second division to generate four haploid spermatid

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14
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Cytodifferentiation

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Cytoplasmic bridges break open and release spermatids into seminiferous tubule

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15
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Number of clones of spermatids from 1 A1 spermatogonium

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25

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16
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Final stage of spermatogenesis

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Spermiogenesis. Golgi apparatus migrates to the poles and forms vesicle. Formation of streamlined spermatozoa

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17
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What forms the acrosome?

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Occurs during spermiogenesis by action of golgi apparatus giving rise to glycoprotein rich granules which coalesce

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18
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What forms the flagella of sperm?

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Centrioles

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19
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Interval cycle in spermatogenesis

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16 days

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20
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What initates germ cell development?

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Specification of primordial germ cells in endoderm

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21
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Where do primordial germ cells colonise?

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The gonadal ridge

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22
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Origin of sertoli cells

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Coelomic epithelia in medulla

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23
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Roles of testis

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Spermatogenesis and hormone production

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24
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What forms the blood testis barrier?

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Tight junctions between Sertoli cells

25
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What blood-testis barrier?

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Testosterone produced by Leydig cells

26
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Epididymis

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Long, coiled duct where sperm mature, are concentrated and testore. Develops from collecting tubules of the mesonephros

27
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Structures where the epididymis develops

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Collecting tubules of mesonephros

28
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First Site of steroidogenesis

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Mitochondria- conversion of cholesterol into pregnenolone

29
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Main site of steroidogenesis

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

30
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How is testosterone converted to 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone?

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By reductase enzyme

31
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How is testosterone converted into oestradiol?

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Aromatase enzyme

32
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What carries testosterone to the seminiferous tubules?

33
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What carries testosterone to accessory sex glands?

34
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Seminal vesicle

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Site of fructose, vitamin C, prostaglandins and ph semen

35
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Prostate

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Secretes ions to maintain osmotic balance-also priduces prostate specific antugen and citric acid

36
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How much semen is produced by the prostate?

37
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Drugs for treating prostate cancer

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GnRH antagonists

38
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Finasteride

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Reductase inhibitor

39
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Bicalutamide

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Androgen receptor antagonist

40
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Oligozoospermia

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Low sperm count

41
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Asthenozoospermia

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Low sperm motility

42
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Teratospermia

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Abnormal sperm morphology

43
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Temperature that testis work

44
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Cycle of erection

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Flaccid, tumescence, erection, detumescence, flaccid

45
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What cleaves cGMP to GMP?

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Phosphodiesterase 5

46
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Alprostadil

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Vasodilator which agonises prostaglandin E1 to treat erectile dysfunction

47
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Apomorphine

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Dopamine receptor for erectile dysfunction via indirectly relaxatioin of smooth muscle

48
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Where are Leydig cells in testis?

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interstital tissues of testis

49
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What hormones control sertoli cells?

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Tesotsterone and FSH

50
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Morbidly obese BMI

51
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Prevalence of overweight

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Men greater than women

52
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Prevalence of obesity

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Women is greater than men

53
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Doubly Labelled water method

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Collecting samples of urine and saliva to measure disappearance of isotopes and measure energy output

54
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Redundancy

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Neural and molecular signals with strong “drive to eat”

55
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Effect on melanocortin stimulating hormone on appetite

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Suppresses appetite by acting on hypothalamus receptors. Effect is enhanced by leptin.

56
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Peptide YY

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Satiety hormone released from intestines

57
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Glucagon like peptide 1

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Satiety hormone released from intestines

58
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External factors influencing appetite

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Convenience of food, price, availability, mood

59
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What regions of the hypothalamus respond to appetite?

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Acruate and ventromedial nuclei- responds to leptin, insulin, ghrelin and gluose

60
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Paraventricular nuclei

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region of the hypothalamus mediates autonomic and neuroendocrine responses for energy homeostasis?

61
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Tractus solitarius

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Region of hindbrain for short-term control of satiety- peptide YY, cholecystokinin and GLP-1

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