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Richter- Male Reproductive Function Flashcards

1
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nurse cell that surrounds germ cells

A

sertoli cells

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2
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interstitial cell that makes testosterone

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Leydig cell

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3
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low testosterone, reduced fertility/infertility (still genetically a male) XXY

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Klinefelter syndrome

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4
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gonads are indifferent up to _____ weeks of gestation

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5

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5
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Gene products of the _____ locus drive the development of male gonads

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SRY (sex-determiningregion of theYchromosome)

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6
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_____ cells begin to secrete Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) leading to regression of the Mullerian duct (the precursor of female reproductive structures)

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Sertoli cells

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7
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______ weeks, Leydig cells begin to secrete testosterone (+ feedback for wolffian ducts to allow male reproductive structures to develop)

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8-9 weeks

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8
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______ turned into DHT promotes growth of Wolffian ducts into male reproductive structures

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testosterone

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9
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after 9 weeks, ____ chromosome is activated and initiates oogenesis

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X chromosome

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10
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In absence of AMH, ______ ducts develop into female reproductive structures (no hormone required)

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Mullerian

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11
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_____ ducts regress at 10 weeks due to lack of testosterone

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Wolffian ducts

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12
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_____ ducts need testosterone to develop

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Wolffian

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13
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___ chromosome determines sex

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Y

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14
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primordial germ cells in males

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spermatogonia

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15
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surround germ cells and make AMH in males

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sertoli cells

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16
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surround germ cells and do not make AMH in female

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granulosa cells

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17
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make testosterone in males (androgens)

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Leydig cell

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18
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make estrogen in females (no androgens)

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Theca cell

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19
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creates blood-testis barrier
required for sperm growth and maturation
FSH maintains this cell function

A

Sertoli cell

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20
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responsible for testosterone synthesis

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Leydig cells

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21
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____ stimulates testosterone production

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LH

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22
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Leydig cells have high expression levels of _____, one of the rate-limiting enzymes in testosterone synthesis

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17-beta-HSD

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23
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steroid hormone synthesized from cholesterol

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testosterone

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24
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cholesterol of side-chain cleavage enzyme located where

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inner mitochondrial membrane

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25
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enzyme used for the 3 steps going down before testosterone is made

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3-beta-HSD

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26
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enzyme used for estrogen production

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aromatase

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27
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outside of Leydig cell, ____ binds to androgen binding protein synthesized by sertoli cells

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testosterone

28
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what allows for high accumulation of testosterone in testis

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testosterone binding to ABP from sertoli cells

29
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how is testosterone transported throughout body

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blood bound

30
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how does testosterone act on target cells

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binding to androgen receptor which is a nuclear receptor that regulates gene expression

31
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testosterone can be converted in target tissues to ______

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dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

32
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testosterone into DHT by what enzyme

A

5-alpha reductase

33
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testosterone into estradiol by what enzyme

34
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FSH and LH are released from ____ pituitary

35
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characteristics of LH receptor on Leydig cells

A

Gs (increasing cAMP production to stimulate testosterone synthesis)

36
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______ signaling induces StAR

37
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_____ promotes transport of cholesterol to the side-chain-cleavage enzyme located in the inner mitochondrial membrane

38
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characteristics of FSH receptor on sertoli cells

A

Gs which increases cAMP

39
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_____ stimulates the expression of aromatase, ABP (androgen binding protein) and growth factors necessary for spermatogenesis and Sertoli cell function.

A

FSH binding

40
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_____ moves through the basal lamina into sertoli cells

A

testosterone

41
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2 fates of testosterone once it goes into sertoli cells:

A
  1. exit into seminiferous tubule lumen and binds ABP and regulates spermatogenesis
  2. testosterone can be converted to estradiol 17 beta by aromatase
42
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Pulsatile release of _____ from hypothalamic neurons promotes LH and FSH expression and release in the anterior pituitary

43
Q

characteristics of GnRH receptor

A

Gq/PLC (Ca2+)

44
Q

activator of PKC

45
Q

what promotes synthesis of FSH and LH

46
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____ produces IP3 and releases Ca2+

47
Q

signals vesicles to fuse with cell membrane and release LH and FSH

48
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if sertoli cells receive enough of FSH, what is released

49
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suppresses anterior pituitary from expressing/secreting FSH

50
Q

circulating testosterone blocks _____ release from hypothalamus as well as LH expression in pituitary

51
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Because the Sertoli cells produce ________ the testis can have high local testosterone without contributing to the NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOP.

A

ABP (androgen binding protein)

52
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The effect of _____ on LH expression is mediated primarily upon its conversion to estradiol by the action of aromatase.

A

testosterone

53
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binding ____ to ABP keeps testosterone in blood low and more FSH and LH signaling

A

testosterone

54
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peripheral testosterone suppresses LH and GnRH and FSH; suppress endogenous production of testosterone from Leydig cells; suppress Sertoli cells; suppress spermatogenesis
shrivel the balls and suppress fertility

A

testosterone injections

55
Q

both testosterone and ____ bind same androgen receptor

56
Q

Growth and development of male genitalia and reproductive structures (vas deferens, epididymis, glands, etc.)
Sperm production
Libido

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testosterone and DHT

57
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Growth of penis and scrotum
Growth of facial hair
Increase prostate growth (prostate hyperplasia)
Male pattern baldness

58
Q

In utero development of male reproductive tract
Increases muscle mass at puberty
Regulates liver lipoprotein profiles
Promotes male fat distribution
Thickens vocal chords

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testosterone only

59
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testosterone can be converted to ______ in periphery (adipose tissue, bone, brain) by aromatase

60
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GnRH secretion is low; testes are quiescent; androgen levels low
ages?

61
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pulsatile GnRH secretion begins; LH and FSH are released in higher concentrations
age?

62
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puberty begins; testosterone levels rise and secondary sex characteristics begin to develop
age?

63
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testosterone levels reach maximum
age?

64
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reduction in fertility in males after age 40

A

andropause

65
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low or high pH and low or high temp does what to sperm motility

A

low pH and high temp

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