Lecture20: Puberty Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of delayed/abnormal puberty?
A
Low body weight and excessive exercise
2
Q
Endrocrinal causes of delayed/abnormal puberty
A
Androgen insensitivity
3
Q
What happens as a result of Abnormal/delayed puberty?
A
Elongation of bones thus easy fractures
4
Q
Endocrinal cause of early puberty?
A
HYPERPLASIA
5
Q
What is the gene mutation to cause early puberty?
A
CYP21
6
Q
What forms the blood-testis barrier?
A
The Sertoli cell
7
Q
What hormones is the Spermatogenesis under the effect of?
A
Anterior pituitary hormones
