Development of Female Repro

Question 1

What two hormones are needed for female repro development

Answer 1

WNt4 and estrogen

Question 2

The mesonephric duct plays a role in _____ development

Answer 2

kidney

Question 3

Primordial germ cells originate in the ___ __

Answer 3

yolk sac

Question 4

Arrival of the germ cells from the yolk sac to the ___ stimulates sex differentiation; in females this factor is important for gender specific structures like ovaries

Answer 4

gonads; WNT4

Question 5

After WNT4 induction, all primary oocytes arrest in __ __ of meiosis

Answer 5

prophase 1

Question 6

Primary oocytes induce formation of ____ __

Answer 6

follicular cells

Question 7

WNT4 produces __, which blocks the male ___

Answer 7

DAX1; SOX9

Question 8

Male sex cords lie in the ___ of the testes while female sex cords lie in the __ of the ovary

Answer 8

medulla; cortex

Question 9

The mesonephric ducts degenerate in females in the absence of ____

Answer 9

testosterone

Question 10

The ___ ducts partially fuse to form the uterus and upper vagina

Answer 10

paramesonephric

Question 11

The lower 2/3 of the vagina is formed by the ______ endoderm

Answer 11

urogenital

Question 12

These two structures form by the disruption of the gubernaculum by the paramesonephric duct

Answer 12

Proper and round ligament of the uterus

Question 13

Only the ___ goes through the inguinal canal in females

Answer 13

gubernaculum