ACTG 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mesonephric Duct, Parathyroid Gland, Genital Tubercle
18 Nov 2013
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Towards the babies heart is called the veins, away from the heart of babies is called the arteries. 23+23 = 46 chromosoms in a human. 22 are autosomes + 1 is sex chromosome = from each parent. Mesonephric duct is for males (wloffian duct) Sry-gene: sex determining region of y chromosome = which initiates testosterone, testes-determining factor tdf, and stimulates mullerian-inhibiting factor to degenerate paraesonephric ducts. Genital tubercle : is somthing in early fetus that either becomes a penis or clitoris. Urogenital fold: encloses urethra of male forming part. Or it is formed to the labia majora. Genetic or biological sex is : xx female // xy male. Phenotypic sex: is what we see physically. Hormone and reproduction : chapter 15 = 87-95, 98-99, 102-106. Testestorone o bond and estrogen oh bond. Hormones are secrete by the endocrine glands, endocrine cells and neurons. Hormones enter blood streams and arrive at a target cell and binds to the receptors.
