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Reproductive Tox Flashcards

1
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What is developmental toxicity?

A

an alteration in the structure or function of a developing embryo, fetus, infant, child, or adult resulting from an exposure to the male or female either before or after conception or during development.

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2
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What is the portion of women in the labor force today?

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> 75% of women in reproductive age are employed outside home.

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3
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What is the rate of human reproduction?

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100-250/1000 (conception)

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4
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How many testis are there and what is their function?

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2,production of sperm and hormone

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5
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What is the Epididymis?

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there are two and it is the sperm maturation, sperm storage.

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6
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What are the Vas Deferens and how many are there?

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2, rapid transport of sperm

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7
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What is the ejaculatory duct and how many are there?

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2, conduction of sperm

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8
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What is the penis used for?

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sperm delivery

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9
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How many seminal vesicles are there and what is it used for?

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2, secretion, large portion of semen.

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10
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What is the prostate gland used for?

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secretion, large portion of semen.

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11
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What is the bulbo-urethral gland used for?

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secretion, large portion of semen.

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12
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What are the ovaries?

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oocyte production, sex hormone production.

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13
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What are the oviducts?

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Conduction of oocyte form ovary to uterus.

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14
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What is the uterus?

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chamber in which new individual develops.

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15
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What is the cervix?

A

secretes mucus that enhances sperm movement into uterus, and after fertilization reduces the embryo’s risk of bacterial infection.

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16
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What is the vagina?

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receive sperm, birth canal

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17
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What are the 3 facts for successful Reproduction (Must know)?

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  1. Numbers and quality of sperm.
  2. A healthy oocyte.
  3. A successful implantation (uterus, hormones)
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18
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The gonad produces Androgens in males what does this aid in development?

A

penis, pubic hair , and testes.

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19
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The gonad produces estrogen in females what does this lead into for development?

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development of breasts, ovaries, and uterus.

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20
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The adrenal cortex in females and males lead to the development of what?

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pubic hair, armpit hair, and acne.

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21
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What hormone does the hypothalamus control in males reproductive function?

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gonadotropin-releasing hormone GnRH.

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22
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What reproductive hormone does the hypothalamus control in females?

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GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

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23
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What does the anterior pituitary (gonadotropins) control in both female and male reproductive functions?

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LH and FSH (Lutenizing hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone)

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24
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What do direct acting gonadotoxicants mimic?

A

endogenous molecules

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25
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When direct acting gonadotoxicants mimic endogenous molecules, what does it disrupt?

A

reproductive control process- a feedback system.

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26
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What blocks the binding of hormones to receptors?

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The direct acting of gonadotoxicants that mimi endogenous molecules

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27
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What does the direct acting gonadotoxicants that mimic endogenous molecules alter?

A

the effect of hormones on target tissue hormone analogs.

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28
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What cause direct cytotoxicity?

A

direct acting gonadotoxicants.

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29
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When direct acting gonadotoxicants cause direct cytotoxicity what does it affect?

A

the production of sperm and oocytes.

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30
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What are some direct cytotoxicity gonadotoxicants?

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alkylating agents, toxic metals.

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31
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What is cadnium and what does it do?

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acts as a direct acting gonadotoxicant that produces direct cytotoxicity and will damage the functions of sex accessory organs.

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32
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What does indirect acting gonadotoxicants that cause metabolic activation form?

A

chemically more reactive metabolites.

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33
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What can potentially mimic endogenous molecules?

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indirect acting gonadotoxicants that cause metabolic activation.

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34
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What are Salicylazosulfapyridine, 2-ME

A

Reactive metabolites formed from indirect acting gonadotoxicants that cause metabolic activation.

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35
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What do indirect acting gonadotoxicants that disrupts homeostasis impair?

A

synthesis, secretion, and clearance of hormones.

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36
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What are examples of indirect acting gonadotoxicants that disrupt homeostasis and impair synthesis, secretion, and clearance of hormones?

A

DDT, Polychlorinated biphenyls.

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37
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What does indirect acting gonadotoxicants that disrupt homeostasis alter?

A

plasma protein binding of hormones.

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38
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What are some examples of indirect acting gonadotoxicants that disrupt homeostasis that alter plasma protein binding of hromones?

A

cyproterone, flutamide

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39
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What do indirect acting gonadotoxicants that disrupt homeostasis modify?

A

the activity of hepatic enzymes that eliminate sex hormones.

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40
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What are examples of indirect acting gonadotoxicants that disrupt homeostasis, that modify the activity of hepatic enzymes that eliminate sex hormones?

A

P450 inducer/inhibitor.

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41
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What are indirect acting gonadotoxicants that cause drug induced impotence affect?

A

neuroendopcrine processes involved in erection and ejaculation.

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42
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What are examples of indirect acting gonadotoxicants that cause drug-induced impotence?

A

ethanol, clonidine.

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43
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What is special about alligators and florida and why?

A

abnormally small penises and low testosterone levels.

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44
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Which country has one of the highest sperm counts?

A

American Students

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45
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Which state in the US has the lowest concentration of low sperm count?

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Missouri

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46
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What are indirect exposure in baby boys to estrogen like toxicants?

A

Mothers milk is a pollutants in body fat enter the blood and milk during pregnancy and lactation.

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47
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What are the two compartments of the testes?

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the seminiferous tubules and the interstitial tissue.

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48
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What do the seminiferous tubules do?

A

produce and transport sperm

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49
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What do interstitial tissue do?

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Transport of nutrients and production of testosterone.

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50
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The testes has a blood testis barrier between where?

A

the interstitial capillary and seminiferous tubule

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51
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What does the blood-testis barrier prevent?

A

toxicants from entering seminiferous tubule.

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52
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What is not fully developed until puberty in males?

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the blood testis barrier.

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53
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What are the cell types in the seminiferous tubules?

A

spermatogonia, spermatocytes, sperm, sertoli cells.

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54
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What are spermatogonia cells responsible for?

A

stem cells mitotically active

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55
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What are spermatocytes responsible for?

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under or after mitosis and meiosis.

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56
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What is sperm responsible for?

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the final stage of spermatogenesis

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57
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What are the responsibility of sertoli cells?

A

Act as nurse cells in the seminiferous tubules.

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58
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What cells do the interstitial tissue consist of?

A

Leydig cells

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59
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What are leydig cells responsible for?

A

secrete male sex hormones.

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60
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What is the functional unit of the testes?

A

seminiferous tubule

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61
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What in males requires 74 days?

A

the process of spermatogenesis

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62
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How long does the process of spermatogenesis in humans require?

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74 days

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63
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Where does the sperm get mature in?

A

Epididymis

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64
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What is the normal standard volume of semen stated by the WHO?

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2-5 mL

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65
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What is the normal sperm count number stated by the WHO?

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20million/mL

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66
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What is the normal sperm motility set by the WHO?

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50% Progressive motility

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67
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What is the normal sperm morphology indicated by the WHO?

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30% normal morphology

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68
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What are the consequences when the male spermatogonia is targeted?

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Decreased fertility, decreased permanent sterility

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69
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If the consequences are decreased fertility and permanent sterility what is the target?

A

spermatogonia

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70
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What are toxins that will target the spermatogonia?

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procarbazine and busulfan

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71
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What is the target for procarbazine and busulfan?

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spermatogonia

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72
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What are the consequences when the spermatocytes are targeted by toxins?

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decreased fertility

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73
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Are the consequences on the spermatocytes reversible or irreversible?

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reversible

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74
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What are toxins that target the spermatocytes?

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2-methyloxyethanol and procarbazine

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75
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What does 2-methyloxyethanol and procarbazine target?

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The spermatocytes

76
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What are the consequuences when the spermatids are targeted by toxins?

A

Decreased fertility

77
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When the spermatids are targeted by toxins is it reversible or irreversible?

A

Reversible

78
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What are toxins that target spermatids?

A

Methyl chloride, SASP, Imidazoles.

79
Q

What do SASP, methyl chloride, and imidazole target?

A

The spermatids.

80
Q

What are the consequences when the sertoli cells are targeted by toxins?

A

Spermicide, permanent sterility

81
Q

Spermicide/ permanent sterility can be consequences from what targets?

A

spermatogonia and sertoli cells.

82
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What are examples of toxins that target sertoli cells?

A

boric acid and dinitrobenzene

83
Q

What does Boric acid and Dinitrobenzene target?

A

sertoli cells.

84
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What are the consquences when Leydig cells are targeted by toxins?

A

Testosterone depletion

85
Q

What target has the consequences of testosterone depletion?

A

Leydig Cells

86
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What are examples of chemicals that target leydig cells?

A

Ethane and Lead

87
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Ethan and Lead target what cells?

A

Leydig cells

88
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What are the consequences when Epididymis cells are targeted?

A

delayed sperm maturations, decreased motility and decreased fertility

89
Q

What toxins target the epididymis?

A

SASP and Chlorohydrin.

90
Q

2-ME induced infertility acts in what?

A

Spermatocytes; Spermatogonia can be seen; it is irreversible

91
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What does Boric Acid induced sterility do?

A

Injure sertoli cells; permanent sterility.

92
Q

What is the route for dibromochoropropane that is >3ppm?

A

inhilation subcutaneous

93
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What does dibromochloropropane at greater than 3ppm cause toxicity in?

A

Seminiferous tubule atrophy

94
Q

at a dose greater than 25 ppm what does hexaclorocyclohexane affect?

A

seminiferous tubule atrophy

95
Q

What is the route for hexachlorocyclohexane greater than 25 ppm?

A

DIET

96
Q

Chloroprene (Kepone) greater than 50 ppm causes what?

A

testicular atrophy

97
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What is the route for chloroprene?

A

In diet

98
Q

What do PCBs cause at about 50-100ppm?

A

decreased spermatogenic fertility

99
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PCB’s route is where?

A

diet

100
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Increased testosterone secretion will inhibit what?

A

LH secretion through its negative effect on hypothalamic GnRH

101
Q

An inhibitory signal from Sertoli cells influences what?

A

GnRH and FSH secretions

102
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What are the consequences when toxins act on CNS pathways to alter hypothalamic-pituitary control of gonadotropins?

A

decrease in libido, impotence, inability to ejaculate, testicular swelling, and gynecomastia.

103
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What are some general examples of toxins that act on CNS pathway to alter hypothalamic-pituitary control of gonadotropins?

A

Marijuana, Narcotics, Alcohol.

104
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What are inhibitory toxins that act on the CNS pathway to alter hypothalamic-pituitary control of gonadotropins?

A

Anesthetics, anagesia, sedatives, and tranquilizers.

105
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What are some excitatory toxins that act on the CNS pathways to alter hypothalamic-pituitary control of gonadotropins?

A

anitdepressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens.

106
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What are consequences of toxins that act on hypothalamus and/or pituitary to disturb the normal feedback control mechanism?

A

They alter the systemic level of GnRH, FSH, LH, and testosterone.

107
Q

What are examples of toxins that act on the hypothalamus and or pituitary to disturb the normal feedback control mechanism?

A

DES: Diethylstilbestrol

108
Q

What is reproductive toxicity?

A

a delay in pregnancy, an increase in early pregnancy loss, or sub-fertility or absolute infertility resulting from an exposure to a physical, biological or chemical agent that laters the reproductive performance of either partner.

109
Q

What happened to the young rats when treated with PCB’s ( PTU)?

A

Grow extra large testes and produce more sperm

110
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What was found in RATS that PTU mimics?

A

Mimics thyroxine

111
Q

What is important to know about thyroxine and the importance of PTU mimicking it?

A

It inhibits sertoli cell proliferation under normal testes development.

112
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What does PTU reduce?

A

Thyroxine levels

113
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What happens when PTU reduces thyroxine levels?

A

allows sertoli cells to proliferate abnormally

114
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What are the symptoms of PCB induced male reproductive toxicity?

A

Hypothalamic dysfunction, less GnRH, less androgen, fat accumulation, and smaller sex organ.

115
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What does PCB induced male reproductive toxicity produce?

A

pituitary tumor, high FSH, LH, high androgen, and larger sex organ.

116
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What will metabolize the cGMP?

A

PDE5: cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase type 5

117
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What is Vinclozolin?

A

A fungicide mimics testerone

118
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What are the side effects of vinclozolin?

A

severe erection damage due mainly to the systemic effect rather than on urethral.

119
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What is clonidine?

A

A drug induced impotency

120
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What is emission?

A

movement of semen into the urethral

121
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What is ejaculation?

A

Propulsion of the semen at the time of orgasm

122
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What two processes involve muscle contraction and spinal reflex?

A

Emission and Ejaculation.

123
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What does ethanol do to the penis?

A

Ejaculation difficulty

124
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What do organosphosphates affect?

A

Neuroendocrine process.

125
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What occurs when organophosphates affect neuroendocrine processes?

A

It diminishes the ability to ejaculate.

126
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What does lead do to the penis?

A

Decreases sperm counts.

127
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What are the 3 compartments of the ovary?

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Follicles, Corpus Luteum, Interstitial tissue.

128
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What is the function of the follicles?

A

Manufacture oocytes and produce estrogen.

129
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What is the function of the Corpus Luteum?

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Act as a temporary endocrine gland.

130
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What is the function of the Interstitial tissue?

A

Transport of nutrients.

131
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Does the ovary have a barrier?

A

no effective blood ovary barrier

132
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What type of barrier is produced when a female is pregnant?

A

a blood placenta barrier

133
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What does the blood placenta barrier exclude?

A

Materials with MW> 1000.

134
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What are the three cell types in the ovary?

A

Oocytes, Granulosa cells, and Corpus Luteum

135
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How many oocytes are there at the time of birth?

A

2million

136
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How many oocytes are there at puberty?

A

300,000

137
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How many oocytes become mature?

A

400 become mature, one at a time.

138
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What do granulosa cells support?

A

the oocyte in the follicle

139
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What do the granulosa cells synthesize?

A

Hormones

140
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What is the corpus luteum responsible for?

A

collapsed follicle following ovulation and to produce progesterone.

141
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What does the ZG (Zona granulosa) produce?

A

Estrogen

142
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What are the Thecal Cells?

A

Provide the androgenic precursors for estrogens synthesized by the granulosa cells.

143
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What occurs in the Graafian Follice and Secondary Oocyte?

A

The firwst meiotic division is completed just before ovulation.

144
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When does the Follicular phase occur?

A

Days 1-13

145
Q

What phase does this event belong to : Menstruation, endometrium breaks down.

A

Follicular Phase

146
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What phase does this belong to: Low level of estrogen and progesterone?

A

Follicular phase

147
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What phase does this occur in: Follicle maturs in the ovary, endometrium rebuilds?

A

Follicular phase

148
Q

What day does this occur: Follicle matures in ovary, endometrium rebuilds?

A

days 6-13

149
Q

What phase does this event occur: Estrogen increases with the growth of the follicle?

A

Follicular phase

150
Q

What day does ovulation occur?

A

Day 14

151
Q

What phase is this when the secondary oocyte is released?

A

Ovulation

152
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What phase is when progesterone starts to increase?

A

Ovulation

153
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What day does the luteal phase start?

A

Day 15-28

154
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What phase is this when the corpus luteum forms, endometrium thickens and develops?

A

Luteal phase

155
Q

What is the last event of the luteal phase?

A

Change of progesterone follows the fate of corpus luteum.

156
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When LH triggers the follicle to be disrupted what is occurring with the estrogen?

A

estrogen secretion by cells of the follicle slows down.

157
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What occurs within the follicle once LH triggers the follicle?

A

Meiosis 1 resumes in the primary oocytes and a secondary oocyte occurs.

158
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Why does the follicle rupture?

A

LH stimulates the production of lytic enzymes that act on the follicle where it balloons out from the ovary.

159
Q

High levels of LH trigger what?

A

Ovulation

160
Q

When LH ruptures the follicle the follicle parts left behind are transformed into what?

A

corpus luteum

161
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What does the Corpus Luteum that is transformed starts secreting?

A

quantities of progesterone and estrogen.

162
Q

What are cytotoxic effects on the ovary?

A

Germ cell killing

163
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What are agents that cause cytotoxic effects on the ovary?

A

Radiation, Alkylating agents, and PAH

164
Q

What is impaired when toxins impair reproductive tract?

A

disruption of the cervix function.

165
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What are things that disrupt the cervix function?

A

oral contraceptives and DES

166
Q

What is altered when the reproductive tract is impaired?

A

the vaginal flora.

167
Q

What causes the vaginal flora to be altered?

A

Vaginal tampons

168
Q

What toxins that impair the reproductive tract causing placental malfunction?

A

Cadmium

169
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When toxins interfere with sex hormone regulation what does it affect?

A

neuroendocrine neurons to decrease libido and inhibit secretion of gonadotropins.

170
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What are agents that affect the neuroendocrine neurons that interfere with sex hormone regulation system?

A

reserpine and chlorpromazine.

171
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What occurs when toxins interfere sex hormone regulation system such as DDT and Kepone?

A

competitively inhibit the binding of estrogen to its receptor.

172
Q

What do barbiturates and insecticides disrupt?

A

disrupts the biotransformation process of sex hormones.

173
Q

What do barbiturates and insecticides induce?

A

induce/inhibit liver P-450

174
Q

What do halogenated hydrocarbons disrupt?

A

biotransformation processes of sex hormones.

175
Q

What do Halogenated hydrocarbons induce or inhibit?

A

LIVER P-450

176
Q

What increases renal clearance?

A

When toxins disrupt biotransformation processes of sex hormones.

177
Q

What is decreased at the FSH/LH receptor to granulosa cells when they are targets for chemical injury?

A

decrease receptor population.

178
Q

What occurs to granulosa cells as targets for chemical injury in regards to the site of action of FSH and LH receptor?

A

competition for receptor

179
Q

What are physical forces that influence the menstrual cycle?

A

light, noise, seasons, gravity

180
Q

What are lifestyle factors that influence menstrual cycle?

A

Ethanol abuse, special diets, nutrition, illicit drugs, travel, stress, roommates, physical condition, tobacco use.

181
Q

What are endogenous forces that influence the menstrual cycle?

A

age, body habitues: obesity, weight loss below ideal body weight.

182
Q

What are pharmacological agents that influence the menstrual cycle?

A

with intrinsic estrogenic activity, causing hyperprolactinemia, affecting steroid metabolism, directly toxic to the ovary.

183
Q

What are medical illness factors that influence the menstrual cycle?

A

endocrinopathies, autoimmune disorders, galactosemia, chronic renal failure, liver diseases, blood dyscrasias, and neurologic illness.

184
Q

What are some radiation factors that influence menstrual cycle?

A

non-ionizing radiation and ionizing radiation.

185
Q

What are other things that influence the menstrual cycle?

A

chemical toxicants and occupational exposure

Toxicology Final (7 decks)

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