Unit 3 Flashcards
Location of sperm development.
Uhh… idk….. testes?!
Sperm storage location
Epididymis
Sperm transport from vas deferens, through the prostate to the urethra
Ejaculatory duct
Urethra parts of the males
Prostatic
Membranous
Penile
Male reproductive glands
Prostate
Seminal vesicles
Bulbourethral gland (cowpers)
Urethral glands
Where do primordial germ cells originate?
The yolk sac
Where do the primordial germ cells migrate to?
The testes seminiferous tubules
When do spermatogonia underdog mitosis?
They start beginning at puberty (average 13 years and continues throughout life)
Spermatogonia is stimulated by:
Pituitary gonadotropic hormones
The testis is filled with
Seminiferous tubules
Seminiferous tubules go into the:
Rete Testis (where the sperm will thrives through)
The Sperm will travel from the Rete testis to the:
Epididymis
Spermatogonia enlarge to become:
Primary spermatocytes
Primary spermatocytes undergo _____ to become______
Meiosis
Secondary spermatocytes
Secondary spermatocytes complete _______ to become _______
Meiosis II
Spermatids
Spermatids differentiate into:
Spermatozoa (mature sperm)
Process of spermatogenesis takes about _____ days
74
What stages of spermatogenesis will have only 1 chromosome ?
Spermatids and mature sperm cells
Reductional division (becomes haploid)
Separation of homologous pairs
Meiosis I
Equational division
Separation of sister chromatids
Meiosis II
What is the gender of offspring determined by?
Sperm upon fertilization of an egg
Meiosis phases
Interphase
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
Cytokinesis
Interkinesis
Prophase II
Metaphase II
Anaphase II
Telophase II
Cytokinesis
Review picture in slide 9
Slide 9
Male sperm contains a ___ chromosome
Female contains:
Y
X
Ooytes always have a(n) ___ chromosome
X
Transition between spermatid to mature sperm
Spermiogenesis
Review slide 11 picture
Slide 11
Sperm head contains:
Condensed nucleus
Thin cytoplasm
Acrosome
Acrosome is derived from:
It includes:
Golgi apparatus
Proteolytic enzymes hyluronidase
Central microtubule skeleton of the sperm (axoneme)
Tail (flagellum)
______ is in the proximal part of the sperms tail
Mitochondria
Contents of a sperm tail
Plasma membrane
Central microtubules
Radial spokes
Inner sheath
Nexin
doublet microtubule (A and B tubules)
Dynein arms
Hormones that regulate spermatogenesis
Testosterone
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Estrogen
Growth hormone
Cells that secrete testosterone
Leydig cells
Testosterone is essential for what?
Growth and division of testicular germinal cells (first stage of spermatogenesis)
What secretes the Luteinizing hormone?
Anterior pituitary
The luteinizing hormone stimulates _____ ____ to:
Leydig cells
Secrete testosterone
FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) comes from:
Anterior pituitary
FSH stimulates ____ _____ for the process of:
Sertoli cells
Spermatogenesis
Sertoli cells produce small amounts of _____ from testosterone in response to:
Estrogen
FSH
probably required for spermatogenesis
Intermediate converting testosterone to estradiol (estrogen)
Aromatase and
-HCO2H
What is required for support of gonad metabolic function in general?
Growth hormone
Growth hormone promotes early:
Mitotic divisions of spermatogonia
What hormone stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete FSH and LH?
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
Negative feedback for hypothalamus secreting GnRH
Testosterone and other androgens
Size of prostate
Size of a walnut
The prostate gland supplies about __% of volume to semen
30%
What does the prostate secrete?
Calcium Citrate Phosphate Clotting enzyme Fibrinolysin Alkaline pH
The seminal vesicle contributes to ___% of seminal fluid
60%
Seminal vesicle secretes:
Fructose
Citric acid
Prostaglandins
Fibrinogen
Prostaglandins react with:
They reverse:
Cervical mucus
Peristalsis of uterus and tube
Semen consists of:
Sperm + fluid from testes (10%)
Prostate fluid (30%)
Seminal vesicles (60%)
Small amounts of mucous from the bulbourethral glands
Semen alkalinity helps to keep sperm _____.
It is neutralized by:
Inactive
Femal repro tract
Purpose of clotting of the semen
Keeps semen together and sperm inactive until it dissolves (fibrinolysin) about 30 min after ejactulation
The process of transforming mature but inactive sperm to active sperm
Capacitation
Sperm cannot fertilize eggs until ____ occurs:
Capacitation
How long does capacitation take?
1-10 hours
Process of capacitation
Uterin and oviduct fluids wash away inhibitory factors
Cholesterol “bath” in semen is diluted, weakening the acrosome
Calcium influx which increases flagellum activity, and prepares sperm membrane for “acrosome reaction”.
What does the acrosome contain?
Hyaluronidase
Proteolytic enzymes
What does hyaluronidase do?
Depolymerizes hyaluronic acid in the intercellular matrix (holds corona radiata cells together)
What do proteolytic enzymes do?
Digests the zona pellucida
Review pictures in slide 24
Slide 24
At fertilization, the sperm contacts the :
What happens here?
Cell membrane of the oocyte
Membrane fusion happens- oocyte and sperm genetic material combine
The “cortisol reaction” of the oocyte releasing substances the harden the zona pellucida
Prevention of polyspermy
Review slide 25 picture
Slide 25
Types of male infertility
Bilateral orchitis
Excess temperature
Cryptorchidism
Sperm count
Sperm abnormalities
A side effect of mumps, causing permanent sterility
Bilateral orchitis
Excess temperature causes \_\_\_\_\_\_ of most cells of the \_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_. This is (REVERSIBLE/IRREVERSIBLE)
Degeneration
Seminiferous tubules (not sperm, however)
Reversible
Failure of testes descent; tubular epithelium degenerates; surgical relocation may be necessary
Cryptochidism
Sperm count in infertile male
Below 20 million/ml
Neuronal stiumulus of the male sexual act
Sensory innervation of glans penis- via pudendal nerve
Psychological stimuli- sexual thoughts
NS of Penile erection
Parasympathetic- releases nitric oxide, VIP and Ach
For penile erection, _____ is produces to cause artery relaxation in the corpora cavernous a and spongiosum
cGMP
Bulbourethral glands
What release mucus secretions for lubrication- caused by parasympathetics
Emission and ejaculation is controlled by:
Sympathetic nervous system
Emission- contraction of:
Forms:
Vas deferens, prostate and seminal vesicles
Forms semen into the internal urethra
Ejaculation- contraction of:
Ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus muscles moves through the rest of the urethra
Androgens include:
Androstenedione
Testosterone (most abundant)
Dihydrotestosterone- (most active)
Androgen is synthesized from:
Cholesterol
Testosterone binds to:
Plasma proteins (albumin or sex hormone-binding globulin)
Testerosterone is converted to:
Where?
Dihydrotestosterone
In the tissues- especially prostate gland, seminal vesicles, epididymis, skin, hair follicles, liver and brain
In male fetal development, SRY gene on ____ chromosome is activated k
Y
SRY gene causes:
Genital ridge to develop into testes that secrete testosterone
In male fetus, testosterone begins to be secreted at what week?
7th week
Fetal development-
Testosterone stimulates development of:
Male parts at 7th week
Descent of the testes - 2-3 months gestation
Review slide 32 graph
Slide 32
Testosterone functions after puberty
Growth of external genitalia
2ndary sex characteristics - Body hair growth (though suppresses hair on head)
Voice- Larynx development
Skin thickens, increases secretions (acne)
Increases muscle protein
Testosterone is most often converted to _______ in the _____ of target cells
Dihydrotestosterone
Cytoplasm
Dihydrotestosterone binds to:
Androgen receptor
Dihydrotestosterone bound androgen receptor enters the ______ to induce:
Nucleus
Transcription of select genes (androgen-response elements)
Testosterone inhibits:
GnRH
LH
FSH
Inhibit from the _____ cells inhibits:
Sertoli
Anterior pituitary
LH and FSH are both secreted by ______ cells in the:
Gonodotrope
Adenohypophysis
Gonodotrophins are extremely dependant on _____ to trigger:
GnRH
LH and FSH
LH and FSH are both ________- they use:
Glycoproteins
cAMP second messenger system
How long are LH and FSH produced after puberty?
Throughout life- some spermatogenesis continues until death
What happens to males in late 50’s-60’s? Why is this?
Decline in sexual function
Mainly due to decreased testosterone secretion
Male climacteric is known as:
It may be treated with:
Decreased testosterone secretion
With exogenous androgens
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Due to:
May cause
Abdnormal prostate growth- NOT increased testosterone
Urinary obstruction
percentage of male deaths from prostate cancer
2-3%
Prostate cancer is sensitive to:
Testosterone and estrogen
In the absence of testosterone , fetal sexual organs tend to form the:
Female pattern
Loss of testes before puberty
Eunichism
Eunichism pts continue to have:
Infantile sex organs and characteristics
Male castration after puberty
Secondary sex characteristics recede
Loss of some musculature and male hair pattern
Organs and voice don’t lose much of the normal male pattern
Leydig cell tumors - hypersecretion of _______
In children causes:
Testosterone
Acceleration of male characteristics, but increased closure of epiphyseal plates
Why isLeydig Cell tumor difficult to diagnose in adults?
Male characteristics are already present
Tumors of germinal epithelium can form:
Not usually associated with:
Multiple cell/tissue types “teratoma”
Hormone secretion, but if they do, it is most likely hCG (functions like LH)
Gynecomastia
ED is most often caused by:
Underlying vascular disease (uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis)
ED can also be due to:
Prostate surgery (damage to PNS neurons)
Deficient testosterone
Some drugs (nicotine, alcohol , antidepressants)
Female repro anatomy includes
Ovaries
Uterine tubes (ovaducts, Fallopian tubes)
Uterus
Vagina
Female hormones:
GnRH
FSH and LH
Estrogen and progesterone
Review picture in slide 45
Slide 45
Duration of female repro cycle:
28 days (though can range from 20-45 days)
How many ovum are usually released per month from an overly?
1
The uterine edometrium must prepare for what?
Potential implantation
Ovaries are inactive without what hormones
FSH and LH
What does the pituitary begin to secrete more FSH and LH?
Around age 9-12
Menarche (puberty) starts typically around:
11-15 years old- periods start here
target tissue of FSH and LH
Ovary
CAMP pathway
Protein Kinase -> enzyme phosphorylation
Phases of ovarian cycle
Follicular phase
Ovulation
Luteal
Uterine repro phases
Proliferation
Secretory
Menstrual
Day one of the uterine cycle technically starts at what phase?
Mentrual
Primordial follicle:
Provides:
Secretes:
Nourishment
Oocyte maturation-inhibiting Factor
What keeps the ovum in prophase 1 of meiosis?
Maturation-inhibiting factor
Prenatal follicle consists of:
Zona pellucida
What is in the middle of the primordial follicle
Egg cell
Primordial follicles enlarge into:
Primary follicles
What causes primary follicles to form
FSH and LH during puberty cause
Enlargement of the ovum
Granulosa cells to proliferate to form more layers
Oocyte is in what phase in primary follicles?
Prophase 1 (still)
Antral Follicles form when-
An increase in FSH accelerates growth of about 6-12 follicles (EACH MONTH)
Formation of the ____ ____ and ______ layers happen in the antral follicles
Theca interna
Externa
In antral follicles, _______ ____ containing ____ collects into an antrum
Follicular fluid
Estrogen
In antral follicles, estrogen increases _____ cells sensitivity to ____
Both increase sensitivity to ___
Granulosa
FSH
LH
Oocyte phase in antral follicles
Completes Meiosis 1 and arrests in metaphase II
Preovulatory follicle AKA
Mature / graffian follicle
Preovulatory follicle- usually how many follicles make it to maturity?
Only 1
What happens to the follicles that started the process of maturation but do not make it to preovulatory phase?
They undergo “involution” and become and atretic follicle
Preovulatory follicle properties (outside, in)
Corona radiata
Zona pellucida
Plasma membrane
First polar body
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Ovulation happens on what day of repro cycle?
Usually day 14
What happens to the outer wall of the follicle at ovulation
It swells and protrudes (stigma)
Follicle ruptures, releasing the ovum and some granulosa cells (corona radiata)
Ovulation is triggered by a surge in:
LH
LH also converts granulosa cells and thecal cells into:
Progesterone secreting cells