Development Flashcards
Women is secreting endometrium, what cycle is she in?
Luteal
Which organ doesn’t make estrogen?
Adrenal medulla (NOT adrenal cortex) (secretes catecholamines )
What is an intracellular receptor?
Estrogen
includes steroid, estrogen, progesterone, and Vitamin D derivatives
Which of the following acts as nuclear receptor?
Vitamin D
endogenous hormones, vitamin A & D
What hormone promotes spermatogenesis?
FSH
promote follicle development in female & stimulate Sertoli cells to produce androgen-bind protein
What promotes testosterone production in males & estrogen in females?
LH
Granulosa cells in females are similar to _________in males
Sertoli Cells
Where is testosterone made?
Which is not a seminiferous tubules?
Leydig cells
Where is sperm stored/ matured?
epididmyis
What sustains Corpus Luteum after 1st trimester?
hCG
hCG is made by placenta –> allows corpus luteum to maintain high progesterone
Which Ig is transferred from mother to fetus?
IgG via placenta
Which cell cycle is immediately after fertilization?
Meiosis 2
What is NOT transcriptionally active?
Heterochromatin (highly condensed)
Which phase is most variable in duration of cell cycle?
G1
Which stage is DNA synthesis in?
Histones are synthesized in which phase?
S
Hepatocytes form what type of embryonic tissue?
Endoderm
What are included in endoderm/
GI, Respiratory tract, thyroid, thymus, endocrine glands & organs, auditory system, urinary system, liver, pancreas
What are included in ectoderm?
Epithelium of skin, nervous tissues
What are included in the mesoderm?
c.t, bone, cartilage, blood cells, all muscles, body cavities, & some cardiovascular & urinary systems
(ureter in kidney)