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1
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What is the spermatgonesesis pathway?

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  1. Primordial germ cells
  2. Spermatogonia: in testes, mitotic at puberty
  3. Primary spermatocytes: complete 2nd half of mitosis
  4. Secondary spermatocytes: finish 2md half of mitosis
  5. Spermatids:undergo differentiation to become mature sperm
2
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Where are Sertoli cells and what are their functions?

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  1. Surround primary spermatocytes and help with spermatgonesesis.
  2. Form estrogens from testosterone
3
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What role do the Sertoli cells have in the spermatgonesesis pathway?

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  1. Surround primary spermatocytes.

2. Help regulate the rate and coordinating the process of spermatgonesesis

4
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Where are the mitochondria located in the mature sperm?

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  1. Spirally wrapped around the neck and body
5
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What is the purpose of multiple mitochondria linked in the neck and body of the sperm?

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Provide energy for the movement of microtbulules

6
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What does the proacrosomal vesicle develop into and what is contained in this region?

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  1. Acrosome

2. Contain hyaluronidase and proteolytic enzymes

7
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What happens to the head of the sperm during spermatogenesis?

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  1. Nucleus condenses and is capped by the acrosome
  2. Distal centrioles organize flagellum
  3. Mitochondria move to base around flagellum
  4. Excess cytoplasm is sloughed off
8
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What begins to organize the flagellum?

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  1. The distal centrioles that are on opposite side of acrosome
9
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How long must sperm remain in the epididymis before they gain motility?

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18-24 hours

10
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Where are cells of leydig found?

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Interstitial space of testes

11
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What is the function of the leydig cells?

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Secrete testosterone

12
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What activates the cells of leydig to secrete testosterone?

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  1. Leutinizing hormone (LH)
13
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What signals are required for spermatogenesis?

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LH, FSH, testosterone

14
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What are the male accessory glands?

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  1. Seminal vesicles

2. Prostate gland

15
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Where are the seminal vesicles and what do they do?

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  1. Behind prostate

2. secretory epithelium, releasing secretions at ejaculation

16
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What is the mucoid material that is secreted from the seminal vesicles?

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  1. Fructose
  2. Citric acid
  3. Prostaglandin
    Fibrinogen
17
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Where do the seminal vesicles empty?

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Into ejaculatory ducts

18
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How much of the content of semen is produced by the seminal vesicles?

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60% total semen content

19
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What is the action of prostaglandins being contained in high amounts in the semen?

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  1. Promote sperm movement in cervical area

2. Induce retro-peristaltic contraction of uterus and Fallopian tubes

20
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Why would prostaglandins inducing retro-peristaltic contraction of the uterus and Fallopian tubes be beneficial?

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  1. Helps the sperm to migrate to the egg, for fertilization
21
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How much of the semen content comes from the prostate gland?

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30% of semen content

22
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What does the prostate gland secrete during ejaculation?

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  1. Calcium, citrate, phosphate ions.

2. Clotting enzyme, profibrinolysin

23
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Where does the alkaline fluid in the semen come from?

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The prostate gland. To neutralize the seminal fluids

24
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What is an androgen?

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Steroid hormone with masculinizing effect

25
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What hormones are androgens?

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  1. Testosterone
  2. Dihydrotestosterone
  3. Androstenedione
26
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What is testosterone?

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And androgen steroid that has a masculinizing effect

27
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What is dihydrotestosterone?

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Androgen steroid that has a masculinizing effect

28
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What is androstenedione?

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Androgen steroid that has a masculinizing effect

29
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What are androgens synthesized from?

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Cholesterol and acetyl-CoA formed in testes and adrenal glands

30
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Where are androgens synthesized?

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Testes and adrenal glands.

Specifically from the cholesterol and acetyl-CoA

31
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Where is testosterone formed by?

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Cells of leydig.

32
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When are cells of leydig most prevalent and least prevalent?

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  1. Numerous in newborn and male after puberty

2. Nonexistent in testes during childhood.

33
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What protein does testosterone loosely bind to?

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  1. Albumin
34
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What protein is tightly bound with testosterone after the hormone is secreted?

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Beta-globulin tightly binds with testosterone

35
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What is the majority of testosterone that enters tissue?

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Dihydrotestosterone. Highly present in external genitalia and fetal external genitalia

36
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Where is circulating testosterone converted to androsterone and dehydroepiandrosterone?

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In the liver

37
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What does the liver convert circulating testosterone into?

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Androsterone and dehydroepiandrosterone

38
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How can circulating testosterone be excreted form the body?

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  1. Into the GI via bile

2. Urine through kidney

39
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What can circulating testosterone be conjugated into?

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  1. Glucuronides and sulfates
40
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What are different functions that testosterone can be contributed to ?

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  1. Hair pattern growth
  2. Larynx hypertrophy
  3. Increase skin thickness
  4. enlarge external genitalia
41
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What effect with testosterone have on BMR?

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Increase BMR

42
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What effect will testosterone have on hematocrit?

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Increase

43
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What will testosterone do to the distal kidney tubule’s?

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Increase sodium reabsorption

44
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What is the function of gonadotropin-releasing hormone?

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Similar to LH hormone,

  1. Stimulate anterior pituitary to release LH and FSH
  2. From arcuate nuclei of hypothalamus
45
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What is the function of leutinizing hormone?

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  1. Glycoprotein
  2. Activates cAMP
  3. Activate Sertoli cells to secrete testosterone
46
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What effect does testosterone have on the hypothalamus?

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Negative feedback, which inhibits the release of GRH which reduces the amount of LH and FSH released

47
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What is inhibin?

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Hormone from the Sertoli cells

1. Prevents FSH secretion from the anterior pituitary

48
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Which hormone does inhibin act the strongest on?

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FSH

49
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Which hormone does inhibin have a relatively weak effect on inhibiting?

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Gonadotropin releasing hormone

50
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Describe the pathway of a sperm from seminiferous tubule’s to the vas deferens?

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  1. Semiferous tubules
  2. Rete testis
  3. Efferent ductus
  4. Tail of epididymis
  5. vas deferens