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1. Introduction to reproductive and sexual differentiation Flashcards

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What does bi-potential mean?

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The embryo can become male or female

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What is sexual determination?

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Pathway determining which gender an embryo will become

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What is sexual differentiation?

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internal and external genitalia being formed (male or female)

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What are they different types of sex?

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Genotypic, Gonadal, Phenotypic, Legal, Gender Identity

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What is genotypic sex?

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XX= female
XY= male
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What is gonadal sex?

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What the gonads develop as from the embryonic cells (testes or ovaries)

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What is phenotypic sex?

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Physical- the parts of the male/female

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What is legal sex?

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Gender mentioned on passport/birth certificate
decided by midwife
used to be fixed- now can change
important for sports teams

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What happens at the genital ridge?

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becomes either the testis or the ovaries

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Where does the genital ridge develop from?

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posterior wall of the lower thoracic lumbar region

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What is the genital ridge made of?

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common somatic mesenchymal tissue

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What does the mullerian duct become?

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uterus, uterine tubes and upper 2/3 of vagina

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What does the Wollfian duct become?

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vas deferens, seminal vesicle and prostate gland

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What is the smallest chromosome in a karyotype?

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Y chromosome

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What does the Y chromosome contain?

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SRY gene (sex determining Region of the Y) on the short arm

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Where are the SRY genes expressed?

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in the sertolli cells

sertolli cells influence the genital ridge to become testes

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What does the SRY gene do?

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codes for a protein= transcription factor

transcripts itself= develops into male

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What are primordial germ cells?

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small cluster or cells in the yolk sac= divide mitotically

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Where do the primordial germ cells go?

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yolk sac to connective tissue of hind gut to developing kidney region to genital ridge

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What do the primordial germ cells become?

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gametes (sperm/egg)

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What are primitive sex chords?

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cells near the genital ridge

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What do primitive sex chords express in males?

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SRY

they become sertoli cells

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What do primitive sex chords become in females?

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granulosa cells

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Where do mesonephric cells originate?

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mesonephric primordium = lateral to genital ridges

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What do mesonephric cells become in males?
leydig cells= produce testosterone
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What do mesonephric cells become in females?
theca cells
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What do sertoli cells do?
``` form tube strucutre around gametes make AMH (anti-mullerian hormone)= involved in further development ```
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What do granulosa cells do?
make oestrodiol in adult life
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What do Mesonephric cells form in males?
- make leydig cells - make vascular tissue - make basement membrane= forming seminiferous tubules and rete testes
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What do Mesonephric cells form in females?
- theca cells - make vascular tissue - synthesize androstenedione which is a substrate for estradiol production by the granulosa in adult life
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What does anti mullerian hormone do?
regresses mullerian duct (HAPPENS IN MALES)
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What are the wollfian ducts stimulated by?
testosterone
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What does 5 alpha reductase do?
adds extra H to testosterone= becomes DHT (by converting NADPH to NADP)
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What does DHT bind to?
same receptor as testosterone but 10x more potent
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What does DHT cause?
``` produced in males causes external differentiation •the clitoral area enlarges into penis •the labia fuses and becomes ruggated to form a scrotum •a prostate forms ```
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Is 5 alpha reductase present in females?
yes but no tesosterone to make DHT
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What does the external genitalia initially look like in males and females?
genital tubercle, genital swelling, urethral fold, urogenital membrane
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What happens to the male external genitalia?
- genital tubercle swells = becomes the glans penis - urethral fold expands = becomes the scrotum - urethral fold folds over on itself and makes a hollow tube making the shaft of the penis
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What happens to the female external genitalia?
- no testosterone= so no DHT - genital tubercle becomes the clitoris - urethral fold becomes the labia
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What is sex reversal?
phenotype and genotype dont match e.g. female genitalia but Y chromosome
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What is intersex?
ambiguous genitalia
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What is gonadal dysgenesis?
abnormal gonad development
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Who does AIS affect?
males (XY)
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What could be cause of AIS?
Testosterone receptor mutation
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What will happen in AIS?
- no uterus/ any female internal genitalia= bc AMH so mullerian ducts regress - no internal male genitalia = wolfian ducts will not develop due to the insensitivity to testosterone - no convert to DHT so no male external genitalia= so person has external female genitalia
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What is partial AIS?
- problem with SOME isoforms of androgen receptors OR downstream signalling problem - patient has: varying degrees of penile and scrotal development from ambiguous genitalia to large clitoris
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What happens with 5 alpha reductase deficiency?
testosterone is made but DHT isnt
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What do patients present with when they have 5 alpha reductase deficiency?
no uterus bc AMH is produced male internal genitalia (only testosterone needed for this) no male external genitalia (bc no DHT) PRESENT AS FEMALE
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What kind of genetic problem is 5 alpha reductase deficiency?
autosomal recessive
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What is turner's syndrome?
Only 1 X chromosome and no 2nd chromosome | XO
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What happens in turner's syndrome?
- have mullerian ducts bc no Y chromosome so no SRY so no AMH - have ovary - no wolfian ducts bc no testosterone - have female external genitalia as there is no testosterone
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What is congenital adrenal hyperplasia?
XX female exposed to high androgen levels in utero
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What is the shape of cholestrol?
3x 6 sided rings | 1x 5 sided ring and carbon chain sticking out of 5 carbon ring (total 27 carbons)
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How are progestogens made?
cleave C 22-27 (SO 21 C IN TOTAL)
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How are androgens made?
cleave C 20-27 (19 C IN TOTAL)
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In the adrenal glands, how are mineralcorticoids (aldosterone) and glucorticoids (cortisol) made?
progestogens converted to them by 21 hydroxylase
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What happens in CAH?
- 21 hydroxylase no function in females - so then get no aldosterone/cortisol - so then progestogens go up - converted to testosterone - then get wollfian duct to grow - get male genitalia
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What do you present as with CAH?
xx= FEMALE NO amh AND HIGH TESTOSTERONE- so both male and female internal genitalia external male genitalia
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When does sexual differentiation start?
7 weeks

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