Ch 2b (embryo development) + 2c (menstrual cycle) Flashcards
Another name for mullerian ducts?
Paramesonephric (think females)
Another name for wolffian ducts?
Mesonephric ducts (think males)
What does hypothalamus release?
GnRH
What does anterior pituitary release?
FSH + LH
What do the ovaries release?
Estrogen + progesterone
What is carnegie staging?
Method to classify embryo into categories based off age, size + morphologic characteristics
(23 stages of fetal development)
What does FSH do?
Stimulates ovarian follicle growth + maturation, estrogen secretion + endometrial changes
What does LH do?
Causes ovulation and secretion of androgens + progesterone
Why do we use a capillary to capillary connection?
It makes interactions happen really quickly
What 2 systems are apart of the genitourinary system?
-Reproductive
-Urinary
What is embryogenesis?
Embryo development
(strong relationship b/w urinary + reproductive systems - anomalies in one system can result in coexisting malformations in the other)
Ex. if right kidney is gone, right ovary is gone.
What structures develop during the first 8 weeks of the carnegie staging?
Development of organs (organogenesis)
At what week does carnegie staging end?
At end of the 8th week when fetal period begins (goes from embryo to fetus)
At what week does carnegie staging start?
Applies to first 8 weeks of gestation (23 stages)
At what week is the pre-embryonic phase?
First 4 weeks
At what week is the embryonic phase?
Week 4-8
At what week is the fetal development phase?
Over 8 weeks
What happens in the pre-embryonic phase?
-gender is determined from fusion of sperm + egg (1st carnegie stage)
-XX female
-XY male
Name of female gamete?
Ovum (23 chromosomes)
Name of male gamete?
Spermatozoon (23 chromosomes)
How many chromosomes does each zygote have?
46, 23 pairs
What happens in week 6 of the embryonic phase?
Primordial germ cells move from YS into fetal pole + invade gonadal ridges (stage 17 carnegie)
What are primordial germ cells?
They express female or male characteristics
When are primordial germ cells seen in carnegie stage?
Stage 6
What are gonadal ridges + where are they located?
-Precursors to ovaries/testes
-Located on anteromedial sides of mesonephros (where kidneys develop)
What are primitive sex cords/rete + where are they located?
-Establishes the 1st urogenital connection in the embryo (due to connection b/w gonadal ridges + mesonephros as it forms 1 system)
-Located on lateral side of mesonephros
Where do the urinary and reproductive systems drain into?
Cloaca
What develops lateral to the gonadal ridges?
Mesonephros (wolffian bodies/kidneys) + mesonephric ducts (wolffian ducts)
What happens to the primitive sex cords in male + females?
Males: becomes rete testes
Females: degenerates
What is week 7 in the embryonic phase called?
The indifferent gonad stage
(can’t differentiate b/w male + female)
What happens to the mullerian ducts in males + females during week 7?
Males: degenerates
Females: turns into uterus + fallopian tubes
What do cortical cords (Pluger’s tubules) in females develop into once they split?
Eggs/oogonia
What 2 ducts fuse together at midline to form the uterovaginal canal?
The 2 mullerian ducts
What happens at week 13 in fetal development?
We can see mullerian ducts on either side of body fusing together at the bottom. The unfused top parts are the fallopian tubes. The fused bottom part is the endo canal with the uterus around that.
What do the mullerin ducts create in week 13?
Top third of vag, cervix, uterus + tubes
How does the vagina develop?
Upper region from mullerian ducts, lower region from urogenital sinus