Development of the Reproductive System Flashcards
What mesoderm gives rise to the urogenital system?
Intermediate Mesoderm
What is the origin of Primordial Germ cells
Originally located in the gut
When do the Primordial germ cells move?
Begin moving at week 4
Arrive at gonadal ridges at week 6
When is sex determined?
At conception
When is the indifferent stage? What is it?
Weeks 1-6
There are no visible sex differences
What are gonadal cord cells?
Mesothelium lining of gonadal ridges
What role do gonadal cord cell play in developing the testes?
An invagination of cord cells form the testes
What role do gonadal cord cells play in developing the ovaries?
Cortical cords envelop PGCs and form ovarian follicles
Testis Determining Factor (TDF)
Coded by sex-determining region of the Y-chromosome
Causes Leydig cells to develop from gonadal ridge mesenchyme
Causes sertoli cells to develop from gonadal cord cells
What are Sertoli cells responsible for?
Produce MIH and causing paramesonephric/Mullerian ducts to degenerate
What role, do mesonephric (Wolfian) ducts play in the development of the male genital dract?
Become the ductus deferens
How do the mesonephric tubules contribute to male genital system?
Become efferent tubules
From what do the prostate and bulbourethral glands develop
Outgrowths from the urogenital sinus
What are the ligamentous derivatives of the gubernaculum in the female
Round ligament of the uterus
Testes descent
Testes develop in the pelvis
Ligament extends from labioscrotal swelling to testes called the gubernaculum
From week 26-32, the gubernaculum shortens, bringing down the scrotum
