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What is gender differentiation?

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Fertilized off either carries XX or XY chromosomes

-some atypical chromosomal configurations possible

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What are hormones?

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Chemicals manufactured by the endocrine glands and secreted into bloodstream

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What are the 2 kinds of hormone responses?

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Quick acting effects
-sexual response

Slower, longer lasting effects
-Blood sugar regulation

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What is the difference between the sec chromosomes?

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They carry info about how to differentiate in the course of development

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Where does fertilization normally occur?

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Initial fertilization in distal end of Fallopian tube

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Before 7 weeks can you determine if the embryo is a boy and a girl?

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Before 7 weeks male and female are identical in structure and are undifferentiated

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What happens at the 7th week in male and females?

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Chromosomes direct gonads to begin differentiation

Male: undifferentiated gonad develop into testes around week 7

Females: ovaries develop around week 10-11

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What are the 2 ducts called?

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Wolffian: Male

Mullerian: Women (default)

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What is the SRY?

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Sex determining region Y chromosome
-if present causes testis determining factor (TDF) to be manufactured and sends message to the mullein ducts that we don’t need them

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What happens if SRY isn’t present?

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Female gonads develop

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What are the key components to help male differentiaiton?

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Presence of androgens

  • testosterone
  • dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
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How do you get DHT?

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5% of testosterone is converted

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In females, what is involve in the further development of the Mullerian ducts into female structures?

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Ovaries are involved
-Fallopian tubes, uterus, upper vaginal canal

Wolffian ducts will degenerate

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What do the testes secrete?

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Mullerian Inhibiting Substance (MIS)

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What is MIS?

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Causes the degeneration of the mullein ducts that are present in the undifferentiated state of XX and XY embryos

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Why do testes secrete testosterone?

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To support the further differentiation of the wolddian ducts into male structures
-such as epididymis, vas deferens, ejculatory duct

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What is a homologous organ?

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Make and female organs develop from the same embryonic tissue

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What is an analogous organ?

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Male and female have similar function

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Where do ovaries begin and when do they move?

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Begin at top of abdominal cavity in early gestational development

Week 10 gestation ovaries move down the upper edge of pelvis
-still able where they will be after birth

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Where do testes begin and when do they move?

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Begin at top of abdominal cavity early in gestational development

Descend through the inguinal canal to ultimate destination in scrotum

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What is Cryptorchidism?

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Undescended teses

  • occur in 2% of males
  • Associated with health issues
  • impair sperm production later in life
  • Increase risk of hernia and cancer
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Why is Cryptorchidism associated with health issues?

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Undescended testes can become twister in the abdomen

-testicular torsion

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Why is Cryptorchidism associated with impaired sperm production?

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Intra-abdominal temp too hot and not conducive to sperm viability

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How do you treat cryptorchidism?

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Surgery at 1 year

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What is a hernia?
Something that is somewhere where it isn't supposed to be
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When can men get hernias?
Men with a history of undescended tests and or abdominal surgery will be monitored for hernias throughout their lifetime
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What are androgens?
Group of make sex hormones
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Where is testosterone made?
Secreted by lending cells in tesitcels
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Is testosterone in females?
Found in small amounts in females | -secreted by ovaries and adrenal glands
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What are the different forms of estrogen?
Estrone Estrodiol/s Estriol
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What is progesterone?
A female sex hormone secreted by the ovaries
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What produces estrogen and progesterone?
Ovaries
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What does the hypothalamus regulate?
pituitary and other health behaviours like eating drinking and sexuality
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What does the pituitary regulate?
The gonads
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What are the 3 lobes of the pituitary?
Anterior Posterior Intermediary
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What is the HPG axis?
the hypothalamus pituitary and gonads are considered an axis of influence that function together to regulate endocrine functioning related to sexuality, puberty and gestation
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What is FSH regulated by?
GnRH which is secreted by the hypothalamus | -controls sperm production
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What is LH regulated by?
GnRH secreted by hypothalamus | -controls testosterone production
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Do male hormone levels flux?
No they stay pretty normal due to negative feedback loop within the HPG axis
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What happens when testosterone levels are low?
Upregulates hypothalamus production of GnRH and stimulations;ates pituitary to produce more LH (and therefore more testosterone)
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What happen testosterone levels are high?
Inhibits hypothalamus production of GnRH and inhibits pituitary production go LH (thus inhibiting testosterone production)
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Are FSH levels controlled in the HPG pathway?
FSH levels are not controlled in the negative feedback loop within the axis Regulation of FSH occurs via the negative feedback loop created between inhibit and testosterone
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What is inhibin?
Substance secreted by the testes and ovaries and regulates FSH levels By inhibiting FHS it inhibits sperm production
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Where is inhibit produced?
by Sertoli cells in the testes
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What Sio the main function of estrogen?
Functions to influence puberty, maintain integrity of mucous membranes of the vagina, inhibits bone loss, inhibits muscle growth relative to males
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What is the main function of progesterone?
Responsible for increasing the lining of the endometrium in preparation for embryo implantation, sustains zygote in early pregnancy until placenta takes over
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What do the levels of estrogen and progesterone fluctuate with?
Menstrual cycle Pregnancy Menopause
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How are the levels of estrogen and progesterone regulated in the body?
Same negative feedback loop of the HPG axis by FSH and LH
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What happens when estrogen levels are low?
Up regulates hypothalamus production of GnRH, stimulate pituitary to produce more LH and then more estrogen
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What happens when there are high levels of estrogen?
Inhibits hypothalamus production of GnRH, and that inhibits pituitary production of LH and that inhibits estrogen production
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What is secreted from the posterior pituitary?
Prolactin and Oxytocin?
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Why is prolactin important?
stimulates secretion of the milk by mammary glands (postpartum)
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What is oxytocin important?
Stimulates contraction of uterus during childbirth Stimulates ejection of milk from nipple Synthetic form. called ptiocin
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What is psychological gender?
Assigned gender (gender naming at birth) Gender identity -persons subjective internal sense of being male, female or non-binary
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What is biological gender?
``` Chromosomes Gonadal gender Prenatal hormonal genrer and brain differentiations Internal organs External genital appearance Pubertal hormonal gender ```
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What its DSD?
Disorder of specula development | -intersex presentation at brith
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What is CAH
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - biologically female - exposed to androgens gestational due to over active adrenal glands (cortisol read as testosterone) - Leads to masculinization (fused/partially labia minora, enlarged clit)
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What is clitoromegaly?
enlarged clit
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What is AIS?
Androgen insensitivity syndrome - biological male - normal levels of testosterone production but androgen receptors are faulty - leads to feminization (undescended testes, smaller penile glans)
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What is puberty?
Process of further sexual differentiation to become capable of reproduction - Girls: 8-12 - Boys: 10-14
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How do you know someone is going through puberty ?
Signalled by a sudden enlargement and maturation of the gonads, genitalia, secondary sex characteristics and growth in ht
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What is adolescence?
Psychological and physiological transition from the behaviour and attitudes of a child to the behaviour and attitudes and responsibilities of an adults
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What are the changes in males we see during puberty?
``` Growth in testes and scrotal sac Penis enlarges Pubic, facial, chest, armpit hair Erections Voice drops Body grows ```
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What are the changes in females we see during puberty?
Brest development Pubic, armpit, leg hair Hip bones widen
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Do you need to start menstruation to see secondary sex characteristics?
No
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What are some rituals of puberty?
Mainly religious ceremonies Modern day: drivers license or first day? Old day/continued to day: bar mitzvah or quinceanera

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