Repro 1 Flashcards
dimorphic
males and females have distinct physical characteristics
Sex organs consists of which 3 sets of structures?
- gonads
- internal genitalia
- external genitalia
gonads
gamete producing organs (ovaries, testes)
internal genitalia
accessory glands and ducts
external genitalia
external reproductive structures
Klinefelter’s
genetically male, w/ female characteristics (XXY)
Turner Syndrome
genetically female, w/ male characteristics (X)
In females, after development of ovaries, one X chromosome….
is turned off in each cell
bipotential stage
prior to around the seventh week of development, when reproductive structures have not begun to differentiate
If female, the gonad (cortex)…
forms ovary
If male, the gonad (cortex)…
regresses
If female, the gonad (medulla)…
regresses
If male, the gonad (medulla)
forms testis
If female, the Wolffian duct…
regresses (testosterone absent)
If male, the Wolffian duct…
forms epididymis, vas deferent, and seminal vesicle (testosterone present)