HOSA Pathophysiology Reproductive
what do the male secrete in utero to differentiate to a male? - Anti-mullerian
Without antimullerian hormone, what develops? - fallopian tubes and uterus.
Which structure is analogous to the glans penis? - the corpus clitoris
Which structure is analogous to the labium minora? - the shaft of the penis
Which structure is analogous to the labium major? - The scrotum
What does lactobacillus acidophilus do in the genitourinary tract? - maintains an acidic pH in the vagina
What does the bulbourethral glad do? - Lubricates urethra for spermatozoa to pass through.
Where is the sperm produced? - Testis - more specifically in the seminiferous tubule
Where does the sperm fully mature and become motile? - Epididymus
What are the sertoli cells and what do they do? - they are support and structure cells that nuture
spermatocytes
What are spermatogonium? - Stem cells that replicate constantly. They are off limits to the immune
system.
Where are the leydig cells and what do they produce? - Testosterone
When does the sperm undergo protein synthesis? - fertilization. The DNA is not accessible until it gets
together with the egg
what do the male secrete in utero to differentiate to a male? - Anti-mullerian
Without antimullerian hormone, what develops? - fallopian tubes and uterus.
Which structure is analogous to the glans penis? - the corpus clitoris
Which structure is analogous to the labium minora? - the shaft of the penis
Which structure is analogous to the labium major? - The scrotum
What does lactobacillus acidophilus do in the genitourinary tract? - maintains an acidic pH in the vagina
What does the bulbourethral glad do? - Lubricates urethra for spermatozoa to pass through.
Where is the sperm produced? - Testis - more specifically in the seminiferous tubule
Where does the sperm fully mature and become motile? - Epididymus
What are the sertoli cells and what do they do? - they are support and structure cells that nuture
spermatocytes
What are spermatogonium? - Stem cells that replicate constantly. They are off limits to the immune
system.
Where are the leydig cells and what do they produce? - Testosterone
When does the sperm undergo protein synthesis? - fertilization. The DNA is not accessible until it gets
together with the egg
