Reproductive Malformations

Question 1

Ovarian Hypoplasia (Turner’s Syndrome)

Answer 1

-Small Ovaries
-Poor Brest Development
-Small Uterus
-Some, often no ovarian function
-often infertile
Missing second X chromosome

Question 2

Pure Gonadal Dysgenesis

Answer 2

Germ cells do not migrate from the yolk sac

Question 3

Chromatin Postitive

Answer 3

The characteristic of the nuclei of the cells in a normal female- Barr bodies are seen

Question 4

Chromatin Negative

Answer 4

A characteristic of the nuclei of the cells of a normal male

Question 5

Androgen Insensitivity/Testicular Feminization syndrome

Answer 5

• Appears as normal female despite presence of testes
• raised as female
• secondary sex characteristics develop as female

Question 6

Adrenogenital syndrome

Answer 6

Excessive androgen production from the adrenals

• genetic femlaes
• Masculinization of external genitalia

Question 7

Hypospadisa

Answer 7

-Urethral opening is on the ventral side of the penis instead of the tip

Question 8

Epipadias

Answer 8

Urethral opening is on the dorsal side of the penis instead of the tip