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most human cells have ___ pairs of chromosomes

23

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1-22 chromosomes pairs are called

autosomes

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23rd pair of chromosomes are called

sex chromosome

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sex chromosomes are either ____ or ____

they must have ___ to survive

XX or XY

X`

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all eggs come from ____ so have ____ chromosomes

mom

X

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sperm come from ___ so can have either ___ or ___

male

XX XY

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what 3 things determine sex

genes, gonads, genetails

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define intersex

disparities between the genes, gonads, and genitals

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how is gender different from biological sex

it is the psychological sense of sexual identity

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another word for primary sex organs

gonads

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gonads of male and female

male: testis

female: ovaries

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secondary sex organs male and female

male: ducts, glands, penis (deliver and store sperm)

female: uterus, uterine tube, vagina (bring sperm to egg)

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external genitalia are withing the ___ body area

perineum

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secondary sex characteristics func and apperance

distinguish sexes and attract mates

  • appear during puberty

  • pubic and axillary

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some female sex characteristics

distribution of body fat

finer hair less visible\

enlargement of breasts

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some male sex characteristics

facial hair

visible thicker hair

muscular physique

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overall func of male repro

make and store sperm

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overall func of female repro

union of egg to sperm

holds and feed fetus

gives birth

feeds newborn

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what is it called when the fetus has potential to build male or female parts

noncommittal

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gonadal ridge location and devolp time

  • alongside mesonephros primitive kidney

    • 5 to 6 weeks

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mesonephrenic

duct that can develop into male repro tract

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paramesonephric

duct that can become female repro tract

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SRY

sex determining region or Y

codes for protein TDF

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TDF

works with other chromosomes to make androgen receptors and genes for male anatomy development

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gonadal ridge turns into

rudimentary testis at 8 weeks and secretes testosterone

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testis also secretes

MIF so paramesonephritic duct atrophies

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what structure near prostate vestige is left behind

paramesonephric

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development of female results from ____ of androgens

absence

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what are the identically male and female parts at embryonic stage

genital tubercle

urogenital fold

labioscrotal fold

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what does the genital tubercle develop into

glans penis or glan clitrois

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what does the urogenital fold develop into

perineal raphe both parts

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what does the labioscrotal fold develop into

labia majoria and or scrotum

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what is gubernaculum

connective tissue that anchors gonads to floor of abdominopelvic cavity

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what is cryptochidism

boys born without testis distended

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describe distent of testes in male

begins 6 weeks

superior part of embryonic gonad degenerates → inferior part migrates downwards

7th month testes abruptly pass through the inguinal canals into the scrotu

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perineum

space between anus and scrotumsc

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scrotum

sac of skin; contains testis

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what does scrotums walls contain

thin, pigmented, wrinkled

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dartos

smooth muscle: wrinkles skin lessen surface area lowers heat

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septum vs raphe

septum divides the scrotum and raphe is the external line

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spermatic cord

bundle: contains ductus deferens, vesseks, nerveso

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paminiform plexus

venous network countercurrent heat exchange

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inguinal canal and what is its hernia

path of low resistance

abdominal content potrude

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cremaster

skeletal muscle that raises testis

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for sperm production

sperm should be cooler than abdominopelvic cavity

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temp regulation

dartos

cremaster

pampiniform

wrinkle skin

elevate

countercurrent heat exchange

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testis endocrine because

interstitial cells release testosterone (laydig) and serioli inhibin

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testis exocrine because of

sperm release

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testis cytocrine because of

sperm cells

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tunica albugineea

fibrous capsule

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septa

divides lobules

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germinal epithelium

sperm production

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sertoli cells func

support BTB nurioish aka nurse cells

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BTB

protect developing sperm from immune system by tight junctions

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germs are diploid and copy by what cell division

one daughter cell undergoes ____ to become sperm

mitosis

meiosis

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sperm are made in

seminiferous tubules

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sperm leave seminiferous tubules and cilia move them to ____

rete testisre

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rete testis bring sperm to _____

efferent ductules

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sperm mature and store at

epididymis

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what happen to testicular fluid in epididymis

it gets reabsorbed

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most sperm take holy long to mature

40 to 60 days

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during ejaculation sperm leave the epidiymis and go to ductus deferns and the?

AMPULLA

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ductus and smeinal form

ejaculatory duct

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accessory ducts

ejaculatory

epididymis

ductus deferens

urethra

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seminal vesicles secrete

fructose rich for energy

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prostate releases

enzymes for activating sperm

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bulbourethral secretes

mucus for lubrication

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Gnrh

gonaoropin releasing hormonewhe

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re is gnrh release

hypothalamus

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what is gnrh target

anterior pituitary

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what is gnrh effect

release of fsh and lh

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fsh is FSH is _______. It’s released from the anterior pituitary gland. FSH goes to _____cells of testes which release____________) to hold testosterone near developing sperm & _____to regulate hormones and sperm productionwhat and relleased from

follicle-stimulating hormone

Sertoli

androgen-binding protein (ABP)

inhibin

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LH goes to where so the ___ cells can release ____

laydig

testosterone

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ABP

holds testoterone locally

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sperm production needs what hormones

ABP and testosterone

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what supresses the secretion of FSH

INHIBIN: released by nurse cells

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when sperm drop below ___ mil inhibin levels

5 to 20 million

decrease

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what cells in testis reproduce by mitosis

spermatogonia

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what are the four phases of prophase

nucleus

chromosome

centrioles

spindle

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at mitosis metaphase chromsome are at ____

metaphase plate

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first division of meiosis does what

reduces chromosome number se

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second division of meiosis does what

splits chromatids

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spermatogenisis is making

sperm

mitosis meiosis and spermiogenesis

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basement membrane is the boundary of

seminiferous tubule

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pprimordial germ cells come from what of embryo and colonized gonadal ___

yolk sac

ridge

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spermatogonium are what cells

diploid

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type a spermatogonium

undergoes mitosis to make 2 identical daughter cellstyp

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type b spermatogonium

enlarges to become primary spermatocyte and is ready for meiosis 1

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primary spermatocyte are all

diploid

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what happens to spermatocyte at meiosis 1

become secondary spermatocyte

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Secondary spermatocyte is ___ ploid, but its chromosomes have ___ #
chromatids. Notice, secondary spermatocyte is smaller than _______
spermatocyte, but larger than spermatids.

haploid

2

primary

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secondary spermatocyte undergoes ____

meiosis II which creates 2 spermatids

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spermatids are connected by

cytoplasmic bridges

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spermatozoon

maturation of cells

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how long from type b spermatogonium to mature to spermatozoon

64 days

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why does spermatozoon dump most cytoplasm

to reduce mass for motility

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nurse cells feed developing ____ and resorb excess cytoplasm shed in ___ proce

spermatids

spermiogenesis

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define semen

mixture of sperm and gland fluids

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how much volume of semen is released for typical ejac

2 to 5 percent

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is sperm a part of semen; what percentage

yes and less than 5 percent