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Development of Reproductive System Flashcards

1
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What are primordial germ cells?

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Progenitor cells of oogonia or spermatogonia

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2
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Where do the primordial germ cells begin?

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Yolk sac wall

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In what week do the primordial germ cells begin to migrate?

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Week 5

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In week 5, what do the primordial germ cells migrate up?

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Up the dorsal mesentary

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5
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In week 5, where do the primordial germ cells migrate to?

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To the genital ridge

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6
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Once the primordial germ cells have entered the genital ridge, they stimulate production of?

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Somatic support cells

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7
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In males, what will the somatic support cells become?

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Sertoli cells

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8
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In females, what will the somatic support cells become?

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Follicle cells

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9
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In what week do the primordial germ cells stimulate the development of the somatic support cells?

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Week 6

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10
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2 sets of reproductive ducts form from?

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Within the intermediate mesoderm of the urogenital ridge

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11
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What are the 2 reproductive ducts?

A

Mesonephric duct

Paramesonephric duct

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12
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The Mesonephric duct will eventually give rise to?

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Epididymis
Vas deferens
Seminal vesicle
Ejaculatory duct

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13
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The Paramesonephric duct will eventually give rise to?

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Oviduct
Uterus
Upper vagina

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14
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What gene on what chromosome determines gonad type?

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SRY gene on the Y chromosome

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15
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What determines the duct and genitalia development?

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Gonad type

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16
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In the absence of the SRY gene, the development is?

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Female

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17
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Between what days is the SRY gene on the Y chromosome active?

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Day 41-52

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18
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In what cells is the SRY gene expressed?

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Somatic support cells (sertoli)

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19
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Somatic support cells (sertoli) surround the primordial germ cells to organize?

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Seminiferous tubules

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20
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In the seminiferous tubules, there are cells that differentiate into?

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Fetal Leydig cells

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21
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For testis development, in the somatic support (sertoli) cells, SRY expression causes what cascade of events?

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  • Activation of Sox9
  • Which stimulates release of AMH
  • AMH controls regression of the paramesonephric duct
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22
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SRY gene activates Sox9. What is the hormone regulated by Sox9?

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AMH - Anti-Mullerian Hormone

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23
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What does AMH do and when?

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Controls regression of the paramesonephric duct between weeks 8-10

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24
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For testis development, what are the remnants of the paramesonephric duct?

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Appendix testis

Prostatic utricle

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25
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Sertoli cells produce what 2 things?

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AMH

Androgen binding factor

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26
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Androgen binding factor causes what at puberty?

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Spermatogonia –> Spermatozoa

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27
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What are the 2 types of leydig cells?

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Fetal leydig cells

Adult leydig cells

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28
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What 2 things do Fetal leydig cells produce?

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Testosterone

5alpha-reductase

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29
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Fetal leydig cell testosterone controls?

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Mesonephric duct differentiating into the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct

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30
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Fetal leydig cell 5alpha-reductase controls what reaction?

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Fetal leydig testosterone –> Dihydrotestosterone

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31
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Fetal leydig Dihydrotestosterone stimulates formation of?

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External genitalia:

  • Scrotum
  • Penis
  • Prostate
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32
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Adult leydig cells stimulate what at puberty?

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Spermatogenesis
Male sexual behavior
Masculinization of the brain

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33
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Seminal vesicle forms from?

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Buds from Mesonephric duct (intermediate mesoderm of urogenital ridge)

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34
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Prostate gland forms from and at what week?

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Buds from endoderm of urogenital sinus at week 10

35
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Bulbourethral glands form from?

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Endodermal buds

36
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List the things that are formed with external genitalia during the INDIFFERENT stage

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Urogenital plate
Glans plate
Genital tubercle
Urogenital folds
Labioscrotal folds
Urogenital groove
37
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Rupture of the cloacal membrane opens the phallic portion of the urogenital sinus to the exterior and forms?

A

Endodermally derived urogenital plate

38
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What is the glans plate and where is it located?

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The glans plate is remnants of the cloacal membrane and sits ventrally to the urogenital plate

39
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What is the genital tubercle made of?

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Swelling of mesoderm covered with ectoderm

40
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Where is the genital tubercle?

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Ventral and cranial to the urogenital plate

41
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What and where are urogenital folds?

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Swellings that form on both sides of the urogenital plate

42
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What and where are the labioscrotal swellings?

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Swellings that form on both sides of the urogenital folds

43
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Where does the urogenital groove form?

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On the ventral surface of the urogenital plate

44
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What drives the external genitalia development in males?

A

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) - from Fetal leydig cells

45
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What does DHT drive in the formation of the external male genitalia?

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  • Growth and elongation of the genital tubercle and the urogenital plate AND
  • Fusion of the labioscrotal swellings to form the scrotum
46
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How is the male urethra formed and during what week?

A

Urogenital folds grow toward each other and fuse during week 14

47
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The urogenital groove becomes _____ in the male

48
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Urogenital folds do NOT fuse properly in male genitalia

A

Hypospadias

49
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Improper ventral body closure of male genitalia

A

Epispadias

50
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What gene is absent in females?

51
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What genes are expressed in females?

A

WNT-4 and FOX2L

52
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FOX2L continually suppresses?

A

Sox9 to maintain female gonads

53
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Primordial germ cells of females become?

54
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Oogonia then become?

55
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Follicle cells surround the oocytes and block them from undergoing?

56
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Is there a mesonephric duct in females?

57
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At what weeks does uterine formation take place?

58
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The uterus is formed by?

A

The fusion of the inferior paramesonephric ducts

59
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The uterine tubes are formed by?

A

The superior paramesonephric ducts NOT fusing

60
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When the paramesonephric duct comes into contact with the urogenital sinus, what happens?

A

Stimulates proliferation of sinuvaginal bulb

61
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Sinuvaginal bulb is made of?

62
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How is the vagina formed?

A

The sinuvaginal bulb lengthens and then canalizes

63
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Almost entire vagina is made of?

64
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Uterus is made of?

A

Mesoderm (from paramesonephric ducts)

65
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Double uterus

66
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Didelphys

A

Double uterus from the improper/failed fusion of the paramesonephric ducts

67
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What is vaginal agenesis normally due to?

A

Improper lengthening/canalization of the sinuvaginal bulb

68
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After indifferent development of the gonads, for a female what will the urogenital folds become?

A

Labia minora

69
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After indifferent development of the gonads, for the female what will the labioscrotal swellings become?

A

Labia majora

70
Q

_____ and ______ separates urethra and vaginal opening

A

Growth and expansion

71
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Describe the formation of the broad ligament

A
  • Midline fusion of the paramesonephric ducts brings the lower urogenital ridge within the pelvic cavity and it is covered with peritoneum
  • After uterus formation, the remaining tissue thins
  • Tissue forms a double fold of peritoneum supporting the uterus and ovary
72
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Round ligament of ovary is made from?

A

Superior gubernaculum

73
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The round ligament of the ovary connects?

A

Ovary to uterus

74
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Round ligament of uterus is made from?

A

Inferior gubernaculum

75
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The round ligament of the uterus connects?

A

Uterus to labia majora

76
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Disorders of Sex Development (DSD)

A

Congenital conditions where development of chromosomal, gonadal and anatomical sex is Atypical

77
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Has testis but phenotype is female

78
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Male DSD can be caused from?

A

Inadequate testosterone
5alpha-reductase deficiency
Mutations in AMH
Androgen insensitivity syndrome

79
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome

A

Loss of functional androgen receptors

  • Have testis but not spermatogenesis
  • Have AMH so no paramesonephric system
80
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What happens at puberty with androgen insensitivity syndrome?

A

Testosterone gets converted to estradiol and they exhibit female characteristics, though they do not have a period (amenorrhea)

81
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Where are the testes usually located with androgen insensitivity syndrome?

A

In inguinal or labial regions

82
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5alpha-reductase deficiency

A

Underdeveloped male external genitalia due to little dihydrotestosterone

83
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What normally causes Female DSDs?

A

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

84
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What are the symptoms with female DSDs?

A

Masculinization of the female external genitalia

- may have fusion of the labia that is similar to a scrotum

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