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Reproductive Physiology Flashcards

1
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What are gametes?

A

Haploid reproductive cells, each with half the normal chromosome count

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2
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How many chromosomes do haploid cells have?

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23

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3
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What are the male and female gametes?

A

Spermatozoa

Ova

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4
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How are gametes produced?

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meiosis

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5
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What are somatic cells?

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fully operational diploid cells that have 46 chromosomes

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6
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What is fertilization?

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fusion of two games to form a zygote

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7
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What is meiosis?

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DNA replication that has two nuclear divisions to produce 4 gametes from one reproductive stem cell

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8
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What is meiosis 1?

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First round of cell division to create genetic variation

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9
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What is DHT?

A

Dihydrotestosterone, singals for development of penis and scrotum

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10
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What is spermatogenesis?

A

process of producing male gametes

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11
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Where does spermatogenesis occur?

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seminiferous tubules of testes

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12
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How long does spermatogenesis take?

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64 days

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13
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How much sperm does spermatogenesis produce?

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100 million/day

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14
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What are the stages of spermatogenesis?

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Mitotic proliferation
Meiosis
Packaging

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15
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What is mitotic proliferation?

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Continuous mitosis of diploid spermatogonia

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16
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What is packaging?

A

break down and construction to create sperm with head, midpiece, and tail

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17
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What does GnRH do in males?

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stimulates release of LH and FSH from anterior pituitary

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18
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What does FSH do in males?

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stimulates spermatogenesis via sertoli cells

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19
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What does LH do in males?

A

stimulates testosterone secretion via Leydia cells

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20
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What are Sertoli cells?

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produce inhibin, negative feedback on FSH

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21
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What are Leydia cells?

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produce testosterone, negative feedback on LH

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22
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How does erection occur?

A

PNS induced nitric oxide causes vasodilation

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23
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How does ejaculation occur?

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SNS contraction

24
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What is oogenesis?

A

process of forming females gametes from germ cells

25
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What are the stages of oogenesis?

A

mitotic proliferation
meiosis 1 and 2
ovulation
fertilization

26
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What are thecal cells?

A

respond to LH

27
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What are granulosa cells?

A

resond to FSH

28
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What are the follicle types?

A 
Primary
Secondary
Graafian
Corpus luteum
Corpus albicans
29
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What do primary follicles secrete?

A

all present at birth

waits for hormones

30
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What do secondary follicles secrete?

A

to be matured

31
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What does estrogen do?

A

stimulates follicle growth and maturation

32
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What is peak estrogen secretion?

A

stimulates uterine lining thickening

33
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What does corpus luteum secrete?

A

progesterone

34
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What does progesterone?

A

further thickens lining, blood vessels and secretion of mucus

35
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What is the LH burst?

A

triggers ovulation

36
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What does GnRH do in females?

A

triggers release of FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary

37
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What does FSH do in females?

A

stimulates the development of follicles

38
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What does LH do in females?

A

stimulates the development of follicles

39
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What do developing follicles secrete?

A

low levels of estrogen and inhibin which have negative feedback on FSH

40
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What is the ovarian cycle?

A

state of follicles and hormone secretion cycles each month

41
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What is the follicular phase?

A

FSH and LH rise, stimulate oocyte development and follicle growth
Estrogen slowly rises and then peaks

42
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What is the ovulation phase?

A

FSH and LH peak due to high estrogen, LH burst triggers ovulation

43
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What is the luteal phase?

A

LH and FSH decline, progesterone rises and peaks

44
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What is the uterine cycle?

A

The cycle of thickening endometrium in the uterus

45
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What is the menstrual phase?

A

if fertilization has not occured, lining is shed

46
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What is the proliferative phase?

A

uterine lining thickens in response to estrogen increase

47
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What is the secretory phase?

A

uteine lining becomes thick and secretory due to progestrone

48
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What is epispadias?

A

Upward curvature of penis, urinary opening not at tip

49
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What is hypospadias?

A

Downward curvature of penis, urinary opening not at tip

50
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What is Peyronie’s disease?

A

Curvature of the shaft of the penis due to injury

51
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What is AIS?

A

Intersex condition where XY human cells dont respond to testosterone

52
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What are the levels of AID?

A

Complete (this one is mistaken for a female)
Mild
Partial

53
Q

What is Klinefelter syndrome?

A

XXY

Infertile, tall with small testes that produce reduced testosterone

54
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What is Turner syndrome?

A

XO

Short webbed neck, hormone treatment required to develop normal female breasts and periouds

55
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What does the Graafian follicle?

A

1-2 complete maturation

multiple layers

56
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What is the corpus albicans?

A

degenerating follicel

Human Anatomy BIO244 (32 decks)

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