Repro Flashcards
Presentation of kallman
Decreased GnRH
- amenorrhea
- No 2 sex characteristics
- no smell
presentation of androgen insensitivity
- Normal breast development (testosterone–>estriol)
- No pubic/axillary hair (estradiol/testosterone is the main driver)
- No wolffian/mullerian structures
Complete mole causes vaginal bleeding in:
The first trimester of pregnancy
theca lutein cysts
hydatidiform mole
Describe the differentiation of a male
SRY chromosome on Y chromosome–>Testes differentiating factor–>Development of testes–>sertoli and leydig cells
Sertoli cells synthesize MIF–>involution of paramesonephric ducts
Leydig cells make testosterone–>Wolffian duct–>epididymis and vas deferens–>DHT–>external genitalia
Causes of polyhydramnios
Decreased fetal swallowing (GI atresia)
Increased fetal urination (anemia, twin twin transfusion)
Causes of oligohydramnios
renal agenesis
posterior urethral valve
What is the problem with cryptorchidism?
Undescended testes atrophy, causing damage to sertoli cells. and infertility.
Low inhibitin, high FSH.
Normal LH and leydig cell function
Where does inhibitin/testosterone provide negative feedback?
Inhibin feeds back to pituitary
Testosterone feedsback to hypothalamus AND pituitary
Fusion of maxillary prominence with medial nasal prominence failure
cleft lip
Cleft palate
failure of palatine shelves to fuse with primary palate or each other
Ligation of uterine artery during hysterectomy can damage
The ureter
ovary epithelium
simple cuboidal
fallopian tube epithelium
simple columnar
uterus epithelium
simple columnar
cervix epithelium
simple columnar/stratified squamous
vagina epithelium
squamous
Which portion of the urethra in men is most likely to be injured
membranous segment.
Signs of urethral injury: blood at meatus, boggy prostate. Do NOT put in a foley catheter
Pudendal nerve innervates
pelvic floor
How do uterine fibroids present?
As menorrhagia
Ductus arteriosus is derived from:
The sixth aortic arch
Cause of pyelonephritis in a young healthy woman
vesicoureteral reflux causing retrograde urine. Normally if pt gets UTI, urine flow and bladder mucosa and urea prevent colonization
Imperforate anus
Problem with anorectal structures (surface ectoderm, below pectinate line)
–inability to pass meconium may come out vagina/urethra if fistulated
imperforate anus associated with
urogenital tract abnormalities most common (renal agenesis, bladder extrophy, spadias) -Vertebral defects -anal atresia cardiac/renal/limb anomalies tracheoesophageal fistula esophageal atresia
Urachus connects
bladder with yolk sac (vitteline duct)
Urachus derives from
allantois
The bladder derives form the
urogenital sinus
vesicourachal diverticulum
outputching of apex of the bladder. Caused by failure to close the urachus adjacent to the bladder
Failure to close the distal part of the urachus
urachal sinus. periumbilical tenderness and discharge from umbilicus
Failure of central portion of urachus to obliterate
urachal cyst, asymptomatic
estrogen secreting primary ovarian tumor
granulosa cell tumor
mucin secreting tumor
mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. Can cause pseudomyxoma peritonei, where peritoneum fills with mucin.
most common germ cell tumor
benign cystic teratoma (dermoid cyst)
Breast milk contains everything except
vitamin K and D
What vitamin deficiency are premie babies at risk for?
Right away, vitamin K. Vitamin D deficiency shows up at 6 months. newborns have hepatic immaturity and no GI tract necessary to synthesize vitamin K from gut flora. Also, they haven’t been eating their leafy green veggies. No teeth!
most common fraternal twin presentation
ALWAYS dichorionic, diamniotic but sometimes chorions can fuse
most common identical twin presentation
monochorionic, diamniotic
early separation of identical twins (0-4 days)
2 amnions, 2 chorions, 2 placentas
late separation of identical twins (8-12 days)
1 amnion, 1 chorion.
late separation of identical twins (13 days)
monochorionic conjoined twins
Testosterone inhibit
BOTH gnRH AND LH
inhibin inhibits
ONLY FSH
The right ovarian artery drains into the
inferior vena cava
The left drains into the left renal vein
Common complication of surgeries of the female reproductive tract
ligation of the ureter
vessels supplying the ovary travel through
The suspensory ligament
sonic hedgehog protein produced in
zone of polarizing activity (base of limbs)
sonic hedghog use:
anterior/posterior axis
mutation in sonic hedgehog
holoporsencephaly (failure of two hemispheres to separate)
wnt-7 gene produced in
apical ectodermal ridge (at the distal end of limbs)
wnt-7 use:
dorsal ventral organization
FGF gene produce in
apical ectodermal ridge
FGF fxn
mitosis of mesoderm to lengthen limbs
homeobox (hox) genes
cranio-caudal organization.
mutation in hox
appendages in wrong locations
when does hCG secretion begin
1 week
when does implantation happen
1 week
bilaminar disc formation (epiblast, hypoblast)
2 weeks
trilaminar disc
3 weeks
notochord, primitive streak, mesoderm, and neural plate form
3 weeks
embryonic period
3-8 weeks susceptible to teratogens
neural tube closed by
week 4
heart begins beating
week 4
limbs form
week 4
fetal movement, fetus appears
week 8
genitalia (can sex the fetus)
weeek 10
agenesis
absent organ from absent primordial tissue
aplasia
absent organ with primordial tissue present
deformation
extrinsic disruption after embryonic period
malformation
intrinsic disruption: occurs during embryonic period
teratogen: renal damage
ACE inhibitors
teratogen: absent digits, other anomalies
alkylating agents
teratogen: Neural tube defects, fingernail hypoplasia, and developmental delay with facial defects
carbamazepine
teratogen:vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma and congenital mullerian anomalies
Diethylstilbestrol
teratogen:neural tube defects
folate antagonist
carbamazepine
valproate
teratogen: Ebstein’s anomaly (atrialized right ventricl)
lithium
teratogen: microcephaly, dysmorphic face, hypoplastic nails and distal phalances with cardiac defects
phenytoin (fetal hydantoin syndrome)
teratogen:flipper limbs
thalidomide
teratogen: bone deformities, hemorrhage, abortion
opthalmologic abnormalities
warfarin
teratogen:placental abruption
cocaine
teratogen: preterm labor and placental problems, ADHD
smoking
which drugs can cause intrauterine growth retardation?
carbamazepine
phenytoin
smoking
maternal diabetes can cause
anal atresia (caudal regression) congenital heart defects neural tube defects
Vitamin A causes
spontaneous abortions and birth defects
X rays cause
microcephaly and mental retardation
mental retardation, microcephaly, holoprosencephaly, face abnormalities, limb dislocation, and heart/lung fistulas
fetal alcohol syndrome
dizygotic twins always are
dichorionic
diamniotic
most monozygotic twins are
monochorionic
diamniotic
cleavage: dichorionic diamniotic monozygotic twins
0-4 days
cleavage: monochorionic diamniotic twins
4-8 days
cleavage: monochorionic monoamniotic twins
8-12 days
cleavage: monochorionic monoamniotic onjoined twins
> 13 days
fxn cytotrophoblast
cells of inner layer of chorionic villi
fxn syncytiotrophoblast
secretes hCG.
stimulates corpus luteum to make progesterone
umbilical arteries connect
fetal internal iliac arteries to placenta
umbilical arteries and veins derived from
allantois
umbilical vein connects
placenta to ductus venosus
contents of umbilical cord
2 arteries
1 vein
allantoic duct
wharton’s jelly
urachal duct
connects bladder and yolksac (umbilical cord)
urachal duct comes from
allantois
outpouching of bladder
vesicourachal diverticulum. failure of urachus to close
urine discharge from umbilicus
patent urachus
when does the allantois form
3 week
vitelline (omphalomesenteric duct)
connects yolk sac to gut lumen
discharge of meconium from umbilicus
vitelline fistula
meckel’s diverticulum: cause?
failure of vitelline duct to close
when does vitelline duct close
week 7
branchial cleft (grooves) vs arches vs pouches
cleft: ectoderm
arches: mesoderm and crest cells (bones, cartilage)
pouches: endoderm
1st branchial cleft
external auditory meatus
2nd-4th branchial clefts
temporary cervical sinuses
branchial left cyst in lateral neck caused by
persistent cervical sinus
pt with mandibular hypoplasia and facial abnormalities
failure of 1st arch neural crest cell migration (treacher collins)
persistence of fistula between tonsillar area and cleft in lateral neck caused by
3rd arch problem
=congenital pharyngocutaneous fistula
DiGeorge sx
No thymus
hypocalcemia (no parathyroids)
Men2A caused by mutation in
RET
RET codes
neural crest cells
parafollicular cells come from
neural crest cells
4th and 5th pharyngeal pouches
failure of fusion of maxillary and medial nasal processes
cleft lip
failure of fusion of lateral palatine processes, nasal septum, median palantine processes
cleft palate
paramesonephric duct
female system
mesonephric duct
male system
wolffian duct becomes
seminal vesicles
epididymis
ejaculatory duct
ductus deferens
paramesonephric duct becomes
fallopian tubes
uterus
upper portion of vagina
lower vagina from
urogenital sinus
fully developed 2ndary sex characteristics in a female indicates
functional ovaries
male development summary
- SRY=testes development–>simulate sertoli and leydig cells to form
- sertoli-MIF
- MIF inhibits paramesonephric ducts
- Leydig=androgen
- androgen simulates mesonephric duct
Both male and female internal genitalia, and male external genitalia
no MIF
male internal genitalia, ambigious external genitalia until puberty
5a reductase
hypospadias caused by
failure of urethral folds to close
epispadias caused by
faulty positioning of genital tubercle
epispadias associated with
extrophy of the bladder
gubernaculum in male
anchors testes in scrotum
gubernaculum in female
ovarian and round ligament of uterus
processus vaginalis forms
tunica vaginalis
more likely to get a hydrocele on the left or the right?
On the left–gonadal vein drains to left renal vein
ovaries/testes drain to what nodes
paraaortic lymph node
distal 1/3 or vagina/vulva drains to what nodes
superficial inguinal nodes
scrotum drains to
superficial inguinal nodes
proximal 2/3 of vagina drain what nodes
external iliac/hypogastric nodes
uterus drains to what nodes
external iliac/hypogastric nodes
suspensory ligament connects
ovaries to lateral pelvic wall
cardinal ligament connects
cervix to pelvis side wall
round ligament of the uterus connects
uterine fundus to labia majora
broad ligament connects
uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries to pelvic wall