Reproductive Physiology — Flashcards

The _____ nervous system is responsible for sperm emission (testes to prostatic urethra) via the hypogastric nerve

Leydig cells secrete _____ in the presence of LH

If a patient has insufficient production of testosterone and is a male genotype, will they have:- Breasts? _____- Uterus? -

Hint: +/-?

_____ syndrome is characterized by a defective migration of GnRH cells and defective formation of the olfactory bulb

In males, exogenous _____ causes decreased intratesticular testosterone, leading to decreased testicular size and azoospermia

The function of the ovaries are _____ and secretion of the female sex steroid hormones progesterone and estrogen

After the secondary spermatocyte has been formed, it undergoes _____ to become a spermatid

The _____ cells of the male gonads synthesize testosterone

Prolactin _____ ovulation and spermatogenesis by decreasing synthesis and release of GnRH

In _____ deficiency, a person is genotypically XY but has underdeveloped (ambiguous) male external genitalia with normal internal genitalia