HOSA Pathophysiology Reproductive
system exam 4 with Latest Verified
HO SA Pathophysiology Reproductive
system exam 4 with Latest
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
Describe the process of spermatogenesis -
