Physio L.2 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What prevents the female brain from becoming a male brain?
A
Alpha-fetoprotein produced by the female liver prevents estradiol from entering female brain
2
Q
What happens if there is failure in Mullerian inhibiting hormone?
A
Male will develop both male and female genitalia
3
Q
Testosterone is produced by 8 weeks, although fetal pituitary is not yet producing LH. How is that possible?
A
Testosterone is regulated by hcG
4
Q
When do male external genitalia develop?
A
By 9-12 weeks gestation
5
Q
What are the genes required to initiate ovarian development?
A
RSPO1, WNT4, FOXL2
6
Q
What happens when testosterone enters the brain?
A
It aromatizes to estradiol to form the male brain
7
Q
A
