Repro Flashcards
24 y/o male develops testicular cancer. Metastatic spread occurs by what route
para-aortic lymph nodes (recall descent of testes during development)
woman with previous cesarean section has a scar in her lower uterus close to the opening of the os. What is she at increased risk for?
placenta previa
obese woman presents with hirsuitisma nd increase levels of serum testosterone. What is the dx?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
pregnat woman at 16 weeks of gestation presents with an atypically large abdomen. what is the dx?
high hCG; hydatidiform mole
55 y/o postmenopausal woman is on tamoxifen therapy. What is she at increase risk of aquiring
endometrial carcinoma
what is the drainage of the left ovary/testes
left gonadal vv -> left renal vv -> IVC
what is the drainage of the right ovary/testes
right ovary/testis -> right gonadal vein -> IVC
suspensory ligament of ovaries contains these vessels
ovarian vessels
transverse cervical (cardinal) ligament contains these vessels
uterine vessels
round ligament of uterus contains
no important sx
broad ligament contains
round ligaments of the uterus and ovaries and the uterine tubules and vessels
erection is mediated by the _______ nervous system
parasympathetic
emission is mediated by the _______ nervous system
sympathetic
ejaculation is mediated by _____ and _____ nerves
visceral and somatic neves
acrosome of the sperm is derived from this
golgi apparatus
flagellum (tail) is derived from these
centrioles
middle piece (neck) has this
mitochondria
sperm food supply
fructose
spermatogenesis begins with _______(type A and B). Full development takes 2 mo
spermatogonia
spermatogenesis occurs here
seminiferous tubules.
type A forms these types of spermatogonia
type A & B
spermatogonium is ____, __N
dipoloid, 2N
spermatocyte is ____, __N
diploid, 4N
primary spermatocyte is ____, __N
diploid, 4N