Male/Female Embryo Flashcards
Mesonephric duct degenerates; Paramesonephric duct develops
Female
Produces testis-determining factor
SRY gene on Y chromosome
Secrete Mullerian inhibitory factor that suppresses the development of the paramesonephric ducts
Sertoli Cells
Secrete androgens that stimulate the development of the mesonephric ducts
Leydig cells
Develops into fallopian tubes, uterus, and upper part of vagina
Paramesonephric (Mullerian) Duct
Lower vagina
Urogenital sinus
Develops into seminal vesicles, epididymis, ejactulatory duct, and ductus deferens
Mesonephric (Wolffian) Duct
Results from incomplete fusion of the paramesonephric ducts
Bicornuate uterus
SRY gene without sertoli cells or lack MIF
both male and female internal genitalia and male external genitalia
5alpha reductase deficiency
inability to convert testosterone into DHT; male internal genitalia, ambiguous external genitalia until puberty (testosterone increases causing masculinization)
Genital Tubercle with DHT
Glans penis; Corpus cavernosum and spongiosum
Genital Tubercle with Estrogen
Glans clitoris; vestibular bulbs
Urogenital sinus with DHT
Bulbourethral (Cowper) Glands and Prostate
Urogenital sinus with Estrogen
Greater vestibular glands (Bartholin); Urethral and paraurethral glands of Skene
urogenital folds with DHT
Ventral shaft of penis (penile urethra)