MNE 26- Sex Steroid Synthesis Exam Questions and Answers Latest update Rated A+
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MNE 26- Sex Steroid Synthesis
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MNE 26- Sex Steroid Synthesis
MNE 26- Sex Steroid Synthesis Exam Questions and Answers Latest update Rated A+
Weak Androgens and their characteristics - Answers DHEA
-secreted in large quantities in male and female from adrenal cortex
-have a low affinity to androgen receptors
Strong Androgens and their characteristics - ...
-Sexual Differentiation via Wolffian Activation (development of internal sexual structures)
DHT affects... - Answers -sexual maturation at puberty
-sexual differentiation via external virilization
Presence of Testes Determining Factor (Tdy+) - Answers Causes development of Testes
Testes release *Mullerian Inhibiting Factor* (MIF) which prevents development of a *uterus*
Secretion of testosterone and DHT promotes development of internal and external sexual characteristics
Absence of Testes Determining Factor (Tdy-) - Answers Causes development of Ovary
Ovary will produce *estradiol* which induces development of external portions of the reproductive
system
Absence of *Mullerian Inhibiting Factor* stimulates development of upper reproductive system
During early development, how do male and female sexual organs look? - Answers They are very similar,
both having *genital folds* surrounding the *genital tubercle*
Later in development...(males) - Answers In males, the penis grow from the *genital tubercle* and the
*genital folds* close from the anus to the glans penis
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