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Gen Anatomy urogenital system 8% Flashcards

1
Q

What arises from the posterior mesoderm?

A

kidney

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2
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What is the functional unit of a kidney?

A

nephron

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3
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What system is the kidney the start of?

A

Urinary system

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4
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Which kidney is lower and why?

A

Right is lower because the liver displaces it

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5
Q

What surrounds the kidneys?

A

perirenal fat border

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6
Q

Where are the renal pyramids located in the kidney?

A

medulla

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7
Q

What is the pathway that sperm travels?

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seminiferous tubules –> rete testis –> efferent ductules –> head –> tail epididymis –> vas deferens which joins the urethra at the prosta te

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8
Q

What is the pH of semen?

A

7.2

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9
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What is the process of spermatogenesis (from outside –> inside)?

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Spermatogonia –> primary spermatocyte –> secondary spermatocyte –> spermatids –> spermatozoa

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10
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What are the supporting cells of sertoli in spermatogenesis?

A

Sustentacular cells

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11
Q

What makes testosterone during spermatogenesis?

A

Interstitial cells of Leydig

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12
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What are the hormones involved with the male urogenital system?

A
  1. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

2. Lutenizing Hormone (LH)

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13
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What is the function of FSH in males?

A

controls spermatogenesis (where sertoli cells nurture immature sperm)

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14
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What is the function of LH in males?

A

causes the secreting testosterone by interstitial cells of leydig

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15
Q

What are the primary reproductive organs in females?

A

ovaries

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16
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What do the ovaries produce?

A

Estrogen & Progesterone

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17
Q

What anchors the ovaries medially to the uterus?

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Ovarian ligament

18
Q

What connects the ovaries laterally to the pelvic wall?

A

Suspensory ligament

19
Q

What supports the uterine tubes, uterus, & vagina?

A

Broad ligament

20
Q

What is the strongest ligament of the vagina?

a. ovarian ligament
b. suspensory ligament
c. Broad ligament

A

c. Broad ligament

21
Q

What is the pedominate hormone in pregnancy?

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone

A

b. Progesterone

22
Q

In what order are estrogen and progesterone secreted by the corpus luteum?

A 
1st = estrogen
2nd = progesterone
23
Q

Which hormone is involved in proliferation?

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone

A

a. estrogen

24
Q

Which hormone is involved in secretion?

A

b. progesterone

25
Q

What secretes estrogen and progesterone?

A

corpus luteum

26
Q

What is the salpinx?

A

uterine tube

27
Q

Where does the egg sit waiting for sperm to fertilize it?

A

ampulla

28
Q

What holds the ovary?

A

fimbria

29
Q

What are the 3 parts of the broad ligamnet?

A
  1. mesosalpinx
  2. mesovarium
  3. mesometrium
30
Q

What hormone is the “food” building the lining of the vagina?

A

estrogen

31
Q

What hormone is the “organizer” secretory?

A

progesterone

32
Q

What causes enlargement of the uterus?

A

estrogen

33
Q

What hormone maintains and prevents degeneration of reproductive organs?

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone
c. FSH
d. HCG
e. LH

A

a. Estrogen

34
Q

What hormone is secreted by the corpus luteum during the 1st half of menstrual cycle?

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone
c. FSH
d. HCG
e. LH

A

a. Estrogen

35
Q

What hormone is secreted by the corpus luteum during the 2nd half of menstrual cycle?

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone
c. FSH
d. HCG
e. LH

A

b. Progesterone

36
Q

What hormone matures follicle & proliferation in nongravid uterus?

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone
c. FSH
d. HCG
e. LH

A

c. FSH

37
Q

What hormone stimulates pre-ovulating follicle causing rupture of follicle & OVULATION (secretory phase of endometrium)

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone
c. FSH
d. HCG
e. LH

A

e. LH

38
Q

What hormone maintains the corpus luteum?

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone
c. FSH
d. HCG
e. LH

A

d. (HCG) Human chorionic gonadotropin

39
Q

What hormone is the most frequently detected in home pregnancy tests?

a. Estrogen
b. Progesterone
c. FSH
d. HCG
e. LH

A

e. HCG

40
Q

What hormones will increase from their normal monthly patterns if egg becomes fertilized?

A

estrogen & progesterone

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