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—which hormone controls reproductive cycles in males?

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androgens

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which hormone controls reproductive cycles in females?

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estrogens

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adrenal glands produce small amounts of both sex hormones, and then…

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the gonads start producing a much larger amount of gender-specific sex hormones at puberty

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the purpose for the structure of male land animal’s reproductive system?

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sperm need to be transferred internally (they die if exposed to air) AND testes are outside the body because the temperature required for sperm production does not match body temp

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in females, urinary system and reproductive system are

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separate

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hormone controls in males: 1 hypothalamus

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releases GnRH which controls the entire reproductive cycle

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hormone controls in males: 2 stimulates the anterior pituitary to secrete which hormones

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-FSH and LH

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hormone controls in males: 3. LH (luteinizing hormone) promotes…

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testosterone production, which encourages sperm production

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hormone controls in males: 4. FSH promotes…

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sperm nourishment

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hormone controls in males: negative feedback

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high levels of androgens inhibit GnRH, FSH, and LH release. this prevents androgen levels from getting too high (too much testosterone lowers sperm count)

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in females, the bladder and urethra are

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separate from the reproductive system

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cervix function:

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seals off uterus and traps embryo inside

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female reproductivity is based on

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cycles

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ovarian cycles occurs where?

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occurs in ovaries

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menstrual/uterine cycles occur where?

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uterus

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ovarian cycle: 1 Hypothalamus releases…

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GnRH which controls the entire reproductive cycle

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ovarian cycle: 2 stimulates ____ pituitary to secrete…

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anterior pituitary; FSH and LH

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ovarian cycle: 3 FSH stimulates ____ and ____ to mature

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follicle and egg

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ovarian cycle: 4 maturing follicle begins producing

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estradiol

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ovarian cycle: 5 increasing estradiol levels cause spike in…

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LH (luteinizing hormone)

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ovarian cycle: 6 luteinizing hormone spikes causes…

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egg to be released from follicle (ovulation)

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ovarian cycle: 7 swollen follicle had been…

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on the surface of the ovary

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ovarian cycle: 8 luteinizing hormones stimulates remaining follicle cells to secrete

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progesterone and estradiol

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uterine cycle: 9 progesterone and estradiol stimulate thickening of …

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uterine wall
-increase in blood vessels
-preparing for embryo implantation

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uterine cycle: 10 -_____ stops stimulating pituitary, -pituitary stops producing ______ ___________ - follicle cells stops producing ____ and ______ and uterine lining collapses
hypothalamus lutenin hormone progesterone and estradiol
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where are gametes produced?
gameotogenesis
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oogenesis occurs where?
ovaries
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spermatogenesis occurs where?
testes
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all gametes are produced via
meiosis -2 cell division phases -reduces genetic info by half
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spermatogenesis: sperm produced in...
sperm produced in seminiferous tubules
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spermatogenesis overview
spermatogonium produced via mitosis divides via mitosis to produce primary spermatocyte. spermatocyte undergoes meiosis 1 and 2 to produce spermatids, which are rearranged to produce sperm. the sperm move to center of seminiferous tubules as they mature
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what are sperm essentially?
tiny cells with flagellum, mitochondria, and acrosome with enzymes
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females produce all follicles before
birth
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oogenesis: each follicle contains...
a primary oocyte which will become an egg
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oogenesis: during the ovarian cycle,
the follicle surrounding 1 primary oocyte develops
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oogenesis: primary oocyte completes meiosis 1 to create
secondary oocyte
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oogenesis: secondary oocyte is released from
ruptured follicle
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oogenesis: upon fertilization, egg immediately finishes
meiosis 2
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some species are hermaphrodites
-produce male and female gametes -no separate genders
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asexual reproduction: no exchange of
gametes
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parthenogenesis:
egg begins development without fertilization
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parthenogenesis is most common in
insects (male bees are haploid and arise via parthenogenesis)
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examples of mammals that undergo parthenogenesis?
kimodo dragons; hammer head sharks
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body division is found only among
invertebrates
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fission:
parent animal splits itself in half, creating roughly 2 equally sized organisms
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budding:
new individuals develop from small outgrowths of parents, creating multiple smaller organisms
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fragmentation:
body is broken into several pieces, regeneration recreates full bodies from each piece
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asexual reproduction rate
much faster than sex
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fertilization of egg and sperm
-both are haploid with 1 copy of genetic material -form diploid zygote with 2 copies of genetic information
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steps of fertilization
1. Acrosomal reaction 2. Surface binding 3. Blocks to polyspermy
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polyspermy
fertilization by more than 1 sperm (kills the embryo)
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acrosomal reaction: egg
-eggs are surrounded by a protective coat
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acrosomal reaction: sperm
sperm contains acrosome vesicle (has enzymes that break down the egg's protective coat)
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acrosomal reaction
-enzymes released from acrosome -create a path for sperm through protective layer
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surface binding: membrane proteins on __ and ___ must match
sperm and egg
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surface binding: if sperm and egg have membrane proteins that fit...
their plasma membranes merge
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blocks to polyspermy: the first block
-triggered by correct binding of recognition proteins -ion channels open allow Na+ into the egg, depolarizing it -new sperms cannot fuse with depolarized membrane -starts in 1-3 seconds and lasts a minute
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blocks to polyspermy: slow block (cortical reaction)
-only in mammals fertilization envelope prevents further sperm to fuse with membrane
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cleavage:
series of rapid cell divisions during early development
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fertilization stage ends when
egg and sperm nuclei fuse
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fertilized egg is called a
zygote
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blastula:
-ball of cells resulting from cleavage -cells begin migrating outward from center, forming a larger hollow ball called a blastula
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blastocoel:
empty space in the middle of blastula
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gastrulation starts...
long series of cell differentiations
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reorganization of cells into germ layers:
endoderm cells on OUTSIDE ectotherm cells in CENTER mesoderm cells BETWEEN endo and ectos
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organogenesis:
organs begin to be formed in the embryo
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called a ___ after rudimentary organs form
fetus
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neurulation
formation of neural cord, which becomes the CNS
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notochord
-forms on one side of the gastrula -long think round bundle of cells -releases growht factor
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somites
the head begins to form at one end of embryo
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morphogenesis:
development of animal shape (controls movement of cells to create that shape)
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mechanisms involved in morphogenesis
* Cytoskeletal changes * Cell rearrangement * Apoptosis
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cytoskeletal changes
* Cytoskeletal changes * Cell rearrangement * Apoptosis
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cytoskeletal changes
* Internal skeleton creates cell shape * Cell shape changes can result in movement * Growth factors initiate change in cytoskeleton
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apoptis: is programmed
death
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apoptis:
*Cell stops inhibiting internal digestive enzymes *Crucial part of development *Some cells or tissues are only important in development -Are destroyed after they are no longer useful *Some due to evolutionary developmental history --Are created, perform no function, and are destroyed -Did something useful in ancestral species
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stem cells can form from
dif kinds of cells
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totipotent stem cells:
can become any cell in the body
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pluripotent stem cells
can become any cell from one germ layer.
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multipotent stem cells
can become several related cell types
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therapeautic stem cells use what kind of stem cells?
totipotent or pluripotent cells (can only be found in embryos)
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stem cells function
divide to create new cells

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