Generalities Flashcards
2 hormones that is secreted by the testes
Testosterone
Mullerian-inhibiting factor
What enzyme converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone?
5-a-reductase
Absence of mullerian-inhibiting factor causes ____
Uterus
Cervix
Oviducts
Upper 1/3 of vagina
Wolfian duct regress in the absence of ____
testosterone
The presence of ___ chromosome is the single most determinant of sex
Y
Mesonephric duct
Wolfian duct
Paramesonephric duct
Mullerian duct
Hypothesis wherein one X chromosome present in females is inactivated
Lyon hypothesis
sex chromatin mass
barr body
Found in nucleus of neutrophils in females
Drumstick appendages
What is detected in hair root test?
Fluorescent body (Y body)
Gold standard for sex determination
Karyotyping
AOG where all embryos have bipotential gonads
4-6 wks AOG
Cells that secrete testosterone
Leydig cells
Cells that secrete antimullerian hormone
Sertoli cells