Meiosis:
Males produce _____ spermatids that
will undergo further differentiation.
Females produce ____mature
oocyte, and _____ polar bodies
Males produce four spermatids that
will undergo further differentiation.
Females produce one mature
oocyte, and two polar bodies
Meiosis: Occurs in _____ cells only
Occurs in germ cells only
Meiosis: Renders _______ chromosomes (N=23)
Renders haploid chromosomes (N=23)
Mitosis:
Five-phase process
Renders ______ chromosomes ?
Prophase Prometaphase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase
Renders diploid chromosomes
The Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis (HPT)
Hypothalamus
SDN-POA releases GnRH
The Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis (HPT)
Anterior Pituitary Gland
Produces and releases FSH and LH
The Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis (HPT)
Testes
Sertoli cells stimulated by FSH to produce:
ABP P-450 aromatase Growth factors Inhibins
Leydig cells stimulated by LH to induce:
Biosynthesis of testosterone
accessory male glands
seminal vesicles
prostate gland
Bulbourethral/ Cowper's Gland