Final Exam Review Flashcards
List the six major components of the female reproductive tract.
vulva posterior vagina uterine horn ovaries cervix oviducts
Name the 3 parts of the oviduct. Put a star next to the site of fertilization?
Infundibulum
Isthmus
Ampulla *
What follicle would be represented during ovulation? What hormone is responsible for this event?
Graafian Follicle
LH
In general, the broad ligament suspends the reproductive tract. The portion of the broad ligament that supports the _____ is called the mesovarium. The portion that supports the oviduct is called _____, and the largest portion that supports the uterine horns called _____.
ovary
mesosalpnix
mesometrium
Starting with the site of sperm production, name in the correct order, all the tubules the sperm must pass through as they exit the body. (6 major tubules)
Seminiferous tubules - rete testes - efferect duct - epididymis - vas deferens - penal shaft - penis
Maturity and full motility of the sperm is acquired in the _____ epididymis.
tail
Name the vascular structure located in the spermatic cord that cools down the testes. How does this structure do this?
pampiniform plexus, has many veins and arteries that circulate the blood and cool it to 2-5 degrees celcius before reaching the testes.
Name three accessory sex glands and explain the generl function for each.
cowpers gland - adds gel fraction
prostate gland - cleans and lubricates
vesicular gland - adds fructose
Sexual differentiation occurs in three levels. One is genetic differentiation, and the other two levels are _____ and _____.
gonadal differentiation
brain differentiation
_____ from the fetal liver binds with estradiol making a large complex that cannot pass through the blood brain barrier and thus, the hypothalamic GnRH _____ center remains intact in the female. In males however, there is no need for this center of the hypothalamus. Therefore, for defeminization of the hypothalamus to regress this center is caused by _____ passing through the blood brain barrier and being converted into _____ by the enzyme _____.
alpha-fetoprotein surge testosterone estradiol aromatase
Where is Anti-Mullerian Hormone synthesized and what does it do? Also, what cells does it aid in differentiating and what hormones do these cells produce for the development of the male reproductive tract?
Sertoli cells produce AMH and cause regression of the mullarian duct.
Leydig cells produce testosterone
SRY, TDF
Name the 3 segments of the epididymis and provide the major functions of the epididymis.
Head Body Tail Maturation of sperm Mobility of sperm Concentration of sperm
What is the descend of the testes in order.
Growth of the body away from the testes
Growth of the gubernaculum
Regression of the gubernaculum
Steroid hormones are located
a. on the nucleus
b. outside the cell
c. on the golgi apparatus
a
Protein hormones are located
a. on the nucleus
b. on the plasma membrane
c. outside the cell
b
Where is Insulin-Like 3 Factor (Insl-3) produced? Suppose we inhibit the production of Insl-3 in a fetal pig. What could possibly happen and why?
Insulin-like 3 factor is produced in the testes and the fetal pancreas.
the fetal pig would become a cryptorchid
What hormone is involved with the development and the maintenance of the CL?
Where is this hormone synthesized?
Tell me the biochemical classification.
What kind of receptor does it bind to?
What would happen (physiologically) if you negated (counteracted) the production of this hormone?
LH Anterior pituitary glycoprotein plasma-membrane There would be regression and no maintenance of the CL
What hormone stimulates the development of follicles on the ovary? Where is it synthesized?
FSH
Anterior pituitary
Suppose we damaged the Leydig cells within the testis, what would happen?
Leydig cells produce testosterone, so there would be little to no testosterone production in males, thus affecting their sperm.
Name the precursor (starting molecule) which steroid hormones are made from.
Cholesterol
The ovulatory follicle is surrounded by several layers of _____ cells. These cells are responsible for synthesizing the steroid hormone _____. After ovulation these cells undergo remodeling (reconstruction) and form the _____. This structure is responsible for production of another steroid hormone called _____.
granulosa
estradiol
CL
progesterone
Name the two muscles involved in temperature regulation of the testes.
Cremaster muscle
Tunica dartos
Name the factors that impact the development of hypothalamic GnRH neurons and ultimately age at puberty. (Explain)
Environment - If they are in a stress free environment they will reach puberty faster
Nutrition - If they are malnourished it will take them longer to reach puberty
Breed/ Genetics - Length of puberty varies with species, and genetics can affect how fast an animal will reach puberty.
In regards to puberty, what may happen if an animal is underfed and what is the possible physiological reasons behind it?
If an animal is malnourished, she will reach puberty at a slower rate, because she doesn’t have all the nutrients her body needs to get her to puberty. She wouldn’t be at the right body size or composition.
Hormone produced by sertoli cells
Androgen binding hormone
Responsible for testosterone production
Leydig cells
Age when ovine puberty occurs
7 months
Age when bovine puberty occurs
11 months
Kidney that forms undifferentiated gonads
mesonephros
Location of the pampiniform plexus
spermatic cord
Prevents foreign materials from entering the uterus
cervix
Location of fertilization in the oviduct
ampulla
Hormone responsible for regressing the CL
Prostaglandin F2 alpha