Reproductive System Flashcards
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what is an XX individual?
Female
what is an XY individual?
male
does sex equal gender?
no
what is Adrenogenital Syndrome?
- fusion of labia majora to reseable scromtum
-enlarged clitoris to resemble penis
what is adrenogenital syndrome caused by
genitalia of baby girl is masculinized by prenatal hypersecretion of Adrenal Androgens
what is Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome
individuals are genetically male but external genitalia and 2ndary sex characteristics are feminine.
another name for XXY syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome
what is Androgen insensitivity syndrome caused by
target cells’ testosterone receptors so testosterone can exert masculinizing effects
what is Klinefelter syndrome
ind. are genetically male but secrete low levels of testosterons
- decreased mucel mass and body hair
- infertility
what is HPG axis
hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal Axis
GnRh
gonadotropin releasing hormone
what does GnRH release/stim
FSH and LH
male and female gonads
testis and ovaries
what do FSH and LH do in males
FSH- sperm production
LH- testosterone
what do FSH and LH do in females
FSH- follicle development/ estrogen
LH- Ovulation
what are the three sex steriods
- progesteron
- testoserone
- estrogen
what are the components of estrogen
- estradiol
- estrone
- estriol
what is the building bloc fro the sex sterioids
cholesterol
what are the male reproductive organs designed to do?
- manufacture sperm
- deliver sperm to female reproductive tract
what is the males primary reproductive organ
the testes
sizing of a testi
plum sized
1.5in * 1in
Exo and endocrine f(x) of testes
exo- sperm production
endo- testeterone production
what covers each testi
tunica albuginea
what happens at seminiferous tubules
sperm productions