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during childhood LH or FSH is higher?
reproductive period?
senescence?

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  • FSH
  • LH
  • FSH
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what is one of the earliest events of puberty

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appearance of large nocturnal pulses of LH during REM sleep

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what is the characteristic feature of the GnRH that drives puberty

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pulsatile . . so long acting GnRH analogue administration will not initiate pubery

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what is a natural inhibitor of GnRH release that is secreted by the pineal gland

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melatonin

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Removal of pineal gland precipitates what

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early puberty

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describe the distribution of tissue in an adult testis

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  • 80% seminiferous tubules

- 20% connective tissue interdispersed with Leydig cells

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What is the function of a Sertoli cell

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  • provide nutrients to differentiating sperm
  • form tight junctions with each other, creating a barrier between testes and bloodstream
  • secrete an aqueous fluid into the lumen of the seminiferous tubules that helps to transport them through the tubules into the epididymis
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What is the function of Leydig cells

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-Synthesis and secretion of testosterone

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what enzymes to testes lack to ensure that no glucocorticoids or mineralocorticoids are synthesized

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21 and 11 beta hydroxylase

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What enzyme do testes have and what does it do

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  • 17-beta- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

- converts androsternedione to testosterone

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In the lumen of seminiferous tubules, Testosterone is concentrated by binding to what?

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Androgen binding protein (ABP)

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what in peripheral tissue converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone

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5-alpha-reductase

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Most of circulating testosterone is bound to what protein along with albumin

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-Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)

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what cells in testes produce small amount of estrogen?

they contain what that makes this happen?

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  • Sertoli cells

- aromatase mediates T–>estradiol

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What stimulates the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone and regulates the overall rate of testosterone synthesis by the Leydig cell

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LH

  • by increasing affinity of P450cc (cholesterol desmolase) for cholesterol
  • also stimulates synthesis of this enzyme . . long term action
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lack of descent of testes is called what

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cryptorchidism

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what can be used to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy and hair loss in males

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5-alpha reductase inhibitors

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describe receptor and pathway in Leydig cells

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  • LH receptor

- cAMP-PKA pathway

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What stimulates Sertoli cells

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testosterone and FSH

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What do Sertoli cells produce

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  • proteins synthesis
  • inhibin
  • ABP
  • Aromatase
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what does inhibin from Seroli cells do

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inhibits FSH release

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what hormone besides LH and FSH is involved in division of sperm

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FH

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FSH stimulates what immature sperm cell?

LH?

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  • primary spermatocyte —> meiosis 1

- Secondary spermatocyte –> Meiosis 2

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effects of T deficiency in 2nd to 3rd month of gestations

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-varying degrees of ambiguity in male genitalia and male pseudohermaphrodism

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effects of T deficiency in 3rd trimester of pregnancy
-cryptorchidism and micropenis
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effects of T deficiency in puberty
- poor secondary sexual development and overall eunuchoid features - persistence of prepubertal characteristics and often by the presence of characteristics typical of the opposite sex
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effects of T deficiency in post puberty
- decreased libido - erectile dysfunction - decreased facial and body hair growth - low energy - infertility
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Genetic disorder that occurs when GnRH neurons fail to migrate into the hypothalamus during embryonic development
Kallman's syndrome
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what is Kallman's syndroeem characterized by
- delayed or absent puberty and an impaired sense off smell - form of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism - form of secondary hypogonadism
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describe Klinefelter syndrome
- seminiferous tubular dysgenesis: men with extra X chromosome - Affected persons are phenotypically male because of the presence of Y chromosome . . appear normal at birth - at puberty, increased levels of gonadotropins fail to induce normal testicular growth and spermatogenesis - Androgen production is usually low, levels of gonadotropins are elevated thereby indicating primary hypogonadism - seminiferous tubules are largely destroyed, resulting in infertility
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male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hypertrophy are caused by what
DHT
32
what are the 2 phases of the ovarian cycle and what endometrial cycle phases do they coincide with
- follicular (proliferative phase) | - Luteal phase (secretory phase)
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Describe the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle
- FSH stimulates a follicle to complete its development - begins with onset of menses and end on day of LH surge (day 14) - Granulosa cells of the follicles increase production of estradiol, which stimulates the endometrium to undergo rapid and continuous growth and maturation - coincides with proliferative phase of endometrial cycle: rapid rise in ovarian estradiol secretion eventually triggers a surge in LH, which causes ovulation
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Describe the luteal phase of the ovarian cycle
- follicle transforms into a corpus luteum - Luteal cells produce progesterone and estrogen which stimulate further endometrial growth and development - Begins on day of LH surge and ends at onset of next menses - coincides with secretory phase of endometrial cycle
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Which ovarian cells produce activins and inhibins
Granulosa cells
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which ovarian cells produce progestins
both Theca and Granulosa cells
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Which ovarian cells produce androgens
Theca cells
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What causes the gonadotrophs of the anterior pituitary to be much more sensitive to GnRH in the LATE follicular phase
high levels of estradiol
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what receptors do theca cells have? | granulosa cells?
- LH | - both LH and FSH
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What is the difference in structure between activins and inhibins produced by granulosa cells
- Inhibins: one alpha and one beta subunit | - activins: two beta subunits
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what levels increase during the luteal phase
- progesterone (highest) - estradiol - inhibin
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what happens during the late luteal phase
-the gradual demise of the corpus luteum leads to decreases in the levels of progesterone, estradiol, and inhibin
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what cells of the ovary produce progesterone?
both . . then from granulosa cell it diffuses to theca cell
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what does a granulosa cell lack so that it can't convert progesterone to androstenedione
17-alpha-hydroxylase and 17,20 desmolase | -androstenedione from theca cells diffuses over to granulosa cells
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when does temperature rise in the menstrual cycle
after ovulation
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the secretory phase of the endometrial cycle is stimulated by what
progesterone
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during late secretory phase, progesterone promotes the differentiation of the stromal cells to what?
predecidual cells which must be prepared to form the decidua of pregnancy
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most common cause of infertility in women
PCOS
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clinical manifestation of PCOS
androgen excess and anovulation | -presentation: young, obese, hirsute females of reproductive age; oligomenorrhea or secondary amenorrhea; infertility
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relevant lab values for PCOS
- elevated LH - low FSH - elevated testosterone
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what protein attaches sperm to zona pellucida that surrounds the oocyte
ZP3
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describe the acrosomal reaction of fertilization
-increase in Ca inside sperm cell triggers fusion of the outer acrosomal membrane with the sperm cell's plasma membrane and resule in exocytosis of most acrosomal contents
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in the steps of fertilization, what happens after the membrane of the sperm fuses with the membrane of the oocyte and the sperms contents go into the egg (cortical reaction)
- increase in Ca in oocyte - massive exocytosis of cortical granules - release of enzyme that act on glycoproteins in the zona pellucida and cause them to harden - prevents polyspermy
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what form of a ferilized egg implants
blastocyst
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what cells express adhesive surface proteins (cadherins and integrins) that bind to uterine surface epithelia, as the embryo implants, these bind to components of the uterine extracellular matrix
syncytiotrophoblasts
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What cells secrete on LH like protein called human chroionic gonadotropin (hCG) at the onset of implantation which maintains the viability of the corpus luteum of pregnancy
syncytiotrophoblasts
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what umbilical vessel is oxygen rich? | poor?
- vein | - artery
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what hormones does the placenta produce and what does each do?
- hCG: helps initiate pregnancy and maintain for first 10 weeks - Progesterone: maintains pregnancy after 10 weeks and keeps endometrium quiescent - hPL: contributes to diabetogenic effects of pregnancy. increases blood sugar levels by antagonizing insulin - estrogens: promote contraction of uterus
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Describe the signals from the placenta and fetus that initiate labor . . . Parturition
- Placenta produces CRH - Rapid release causes rise in cirulating levels - stimulates fetal production of ACTH and fetal adrenals to produce cortisol and fetoplacental estrogen production - cortisol feeds back to increase placental CRH production (positive feedback) - CRH promotes contractions by sensitizing uterus to prostaglandins and oxytocin - estrogens also stimulate contractions
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what hormone is believed to initiate labor
prostaglandins
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Describe the role of oxytocin
- causes the uterus to contract immediately after the fetus is expelled, limiting blood flow and blood loss - increases uterine synthesis of prostaglandins - However, increased oxytocin secretion does NOT initiate thee rhythmic uterine contractions characteristic of the onset of labor
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describe the role of relaxin
- protein produced by the corpus luteum, placenta - keeps uterus quiescent during pregnancy - soften and dilates cervix during labor
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What is the effect of estrogen and progesterone on lactation
- both inhibit onset of lactogenesis | - they abruptly fall following parturition
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what does suckling do for lactation
- inhibits hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons | - primary neural stimulus post parturition
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what is the role of oxytocin in lactation
it is galactokinetic and causes contraction of the myoepithelial basket cells producing milk ejection ("let-down")
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