PUBERTY Flashcards
1
Q
How does sex determination occur
A
Migration of primordial germ cells from dorsal endoderm to urogenital ridge by 6-8 weeks of gestation
2
Q
Where is the development of indifferent gonad
A
Urogenital ridge
3
Q
What would mean testes would be differentiated
A
Presence of SRY
4
Q
What would be ovaries would be differentiated
A
Absence of SRY gene
5
Q
When are the testes differentiated
A
By week 9
6
Q
When are the ovaries present
A
By week 11-12
7
Q
Define sex determination
A
Presence of genes
8
Q
Define sex differentiation
A
Gonadal steroids
