Genital system Embryology Flashcards
Cells or follicles arrested at various stages of Oogenesis
Secondary follicle
Period of indifferent gonads
7 weeks
Determines gonadal sex
Testes determining factor
Location of testes determining factor
Y chromosome
Spermatogonia/Oogonia is derived from
Primordial germ cells
Wolffian duct derivatives
Epididymis, vas deferens, Ejaculatory duct
Mullerian duct derivatives
Uterus, uterine tubes, upper vagina
Paramesonephros
Mullerian
Mesonephros
Wolffian
Cells that secrete testosterone and androstenedione
Leydig cells
Cells that secrete mullerian inhibiting hormone
Sertoli cells
Start of Gonad differentiation
8 weeks
Controls gametogenesis
FSH
Month of complete primary oocyte formation
5 months (dormant until puberty)
Oogenesis: Arrested at prophase of meiosis I
Primary oocytes
Completion of oogenesis meiosis I
Puberty
Outcome of completed oogenesis meiosis I
Secondary oocyte and first polar body
Oogenesis: Arrested at metaphase of meiosis II
Secondary oocyte (until fertilization)
Completion of oogenesis meiosis II
Fertilization
Outcome of completion of oogenesis meiosis II
Mature oocyte and second polar body
Week when primordial germ cells become gonads
4th week
Spermatogenesis/Oogenesis
Gonads remain dormant until puberty
Spermatogenesis
Spermatogenesis/Oogenesis
Gonads differentiate immediately
Oogenesis
Outcome of spermatogenesis meiosis I
Two secondary spermatocytes
Outcome of Spermatogenesis meiosis II
Four spermatids