Lecture 10 Flashcards
Myotome produce
myoblasts
Myoblasts stop dividing, ___________
fuse and elongate to form syncytial myotubes
Syncytial myotubes become
skeletal muscle
When embryos form they have both _______ and _________ ducts
Wolffian and Mullerian ducts
In males Mullerian duct _________ due to __________.
degenerates due to antiMullerian duct factors from serotoli cells
In males, Wolffian ducts becomes
epidydimis, vas deferens
In females, Wolffian duct _______ due to ____________
degenerates due to a lack of testosterone.
In females, Mullerian ducts become
oviduct, uterus, cervix, upper vagina
In male vertebrates, PGCs are incorporated into
sex chords
At maturity, the sex chords __________
hollow to form the seminiferous tubules
during fetal development of males, mesenchyme cells of testes differentiate into _____ cells which produce _________
leydig cells which produce testosterone
Gonad rudiments form and are sexually
indifferent at first, 4th to 7th week