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| The ________ ducts are stimulated by ______ and produce the male internal genitalia. |
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| These two hormones are released by the fetal testes for male sex differentiation. |
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| The ______ducts become the female internal genitalia. |
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| In males, LH and FSH stimulate the _______ to produce ______, which has a +/- feedback effect? |
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| In females, LH and FSH stimulate the ovaries to produce ______ and ______. |
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| In males, these cells produce testosterone and are stimulated by ___. |
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| In males, the cells are most important for sperm production. They are stimulated by ____. |
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| In males, these cells produce inhibin. |
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| The RLS in steroid hormone production in the conversion of _____ to _____ by P450scc. |
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| cholesterol, pregnenolone |
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| During steroid hormone synthesis, Pregnenolone is hydroxylated to _____ |
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| This enzyme converts Testosterone to DHT |
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| This enzyme converts testosterone to estrogens |
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| T/F GnRH is released from the hypothalamus in pulses in both males and females |
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| _____ is responsible for the development of the epididymis, vas deferens, and seminal vesicles in the fetus |
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| ___ is responsible for the development of the penis, scrotum, and urethra |
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| ____ has the greatest effect of the development of the prostate and the descent of the testes |
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| T/F Estrogen is responsible for the epiphyseal closure at puberty in both males and females |
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| Low levels of this enzyme would result if the male external genitalia being underdeveloped until puberty |
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| T/F Estradiol can have both a positive or negative feedback on pituitary. |
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| This cell type is responsible for producing androgens in women |
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| This cell type converts androgens to estrogens and the enzyme is _____ |
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| During the follicular phase, ____ cells respond to LH and ____ cells respond to FSH |
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| During the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle, the release of estradiol results in a +/- feedback at midcycle? |
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| Stimulation from this hormone causes the formation of the corpus luteum |
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| LH stimulates secretion of _____ and _____ from corpus luteum |
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| During the luteal phase, E and P produce +/- feedback, which results in an increase/decrease in LH and FSH secretion |
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| decrease in FSH and LH --> decrease in E and P |
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| In females, this hormone reduces plasma FSH and is secreted by these cells |
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| What causes the low amplitude, pulses during the follicular phase? |
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| During midcycle, amplitude and frequency are highest due to ? |
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| The luteal phase has the lowest frequency pulses due to ? |
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| This hormone is reponsible for the growth of endometrium, vasculature, and endometrial glands (proliferative phase) |
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| This hormone is responsible for the secretion from endometrial glands (secretory phase) |
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| During menopause, LH and FSH increase/decrease? |
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| increase (reduced - feedback) |
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| This hormone is responsible for decreased myometrial E receptors and thick cervical mucous |
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| T/F Women tend to have a better lipid profile than men b/c E decreases total cholesterol and LDL production and increases HDL production |
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| Increased levels of LH stimulate ____ production by the thecal cells |
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| Increased levels of ____ leads to follicular growth and increased conversion of adrogens to estrogens by ______(enzyme) in the ____ cells |
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| FSH, aromatase, granulosa |
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| Very high levels of E results in +/- feedback which causes a surge of ____ |
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