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What is the result of a deficiency in 5α-reductase in a male?
What is the result of a deficiency in 5α-reductase in a male?
- Female internal genitalia development
- Mistaken female external genitalia (correct)
- Male internal genitalia development
- Abnormal development of external genitalia
What is the primary role of Sertoli cells in the testes?
What is the primary role of Sertoli cells in the testes?
- Storing testosterone
- Regulating FSH receptors
- Supporting germinal cells (correct)
- Producing sperm cells
What is the primary function of the epididymis in males?
What is the primary function of the epididymis in males?
- Producing sperm cells
- Maturing sperm cells (correct)
- Regulating FSH receptors
- Storing testosterone
Which of the following is NOT a part of the female internal genitalia?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the female internal genitalia?
What is the role of the SRY gene in sex determination?
What is the role of the SRY gene in sex determination?
In which weeks of fetal development do the external genitalia form?
In which weeks of fetal development do the external genitalia form?
What is the result of the absence of testosterone and AMH in females?
What is the result of the absence of testosterone and AMH in females?
What is the function of the 5a-reductase enzyme?
What is the function of the 5a-reductase enzyme?
What is the primary function of Sertoli cells in male fetal development?
What is the primary function of Sertoli cells in male fetal development?
What is the name of the gene responsible for the development of testes in male fetuses?
What is the name of the gene responsible for the development of testes in male fetuses?
What is the name of the hormone secreted by Leydig cells that leads to the growth and development of the Wolffian duct?
What is the name of the hormone secreted by Leydig cells that leads to the growth and development of the Wolffian duct?
At what gestational age do testes develop in male fetuses?
At what gestational age do testes develop in male fetuses?
What is the function of the Wolffian duct in male fetuses?
What is the function of the Wolffian duct in male fetuses?
What is the primary function of the mullerian duct in female fetuses?
What is the primary function of the mullerian duct in female fetuses?
What is the name of the hormone secreted by Sertoli cells that leads to the regression of the mullerian duct?
What is the name of the hormone secreted by Sertoli cells that leads to the regression of the mullerian duct?
At what gestational age do both ducts exist in both sexes?
At what gestational age do both ducts exist in both sexes?
What is the primary function of the epididymis in the male reproductive system?
What is the primary function of the epididymis in the male reproductive system?
What is the average duration of the spermatogenesis process?
What is the average duration of the spermatogenesis process?
Which hormone stimulates the production of testosterone in Leydig cells?
Which hormone stimulates the production of testosterone in Leydig cells?
What is the function of the acrosome in the sperm?
What is the function of the acrosome in the sperm?
What is the number of sperm produced daily in a healthy male?
What is the number of sperm produced daily in a healthy male?
What is the process by which spermatids transform into mature sperm?
What is the process by which spermatids transform into mature sperm?
Which cells are responsible for eliminating excess cytoplasm during spermiogenesis?
Which cells are responsible for eliminating excess cytoplasm during spermiogenesis?
What is the age at which spermatogenesis typically begins in males?
What is the age at which spermatogenesis typically begins in males?
Where do spermatozoa initially release into after completing spermatogenesis?
Where do spermatozoa initially release into after completing spermatogenesis?
What is the primary function of seminal vesicles?
What is the primary function of seminal vesicles?
What is the percentage of semen contributed by the prostate gland?
What is the percentage of semen contributed by the prostate gland?
What is the term for the enlargement of the prostate gland?
What is the term for the enlargement of the prostate gland?
What is the function of prostaglandins in seminal vesicle secretion?
What is the function of prostaglandins in seminal vesicle secretion?
What is the term for the fluid that is carried by the ejaculatory duct to the urethra?
What is the term for the fluid that is carried by the ejaculatory duct to the urethra?
Where do sperm become mature and gain motility?
Where do sperm become mature and gain motility?
What is the term for the axis that regulates male sex hormone secretion?
What is the term for the axis that regulates male sex hormone secretion?
What is the effect of anabolic steroids on the testes?
What is the effect of anabolic steroids on the testes?
What is the function of the bulbourethral glands?
What is the function of the bulbourethral glands?
What percentage of semen is composed of sperm?
What percentage of semen is composed of sperm?
