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13 Cards in this Set
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what produces AMH?
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sertoli cells
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mullerian ducts give rise to
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Fallopian tubes
Uterus Upper vagina |
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Wollfian ducts give rise to
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Epididymis
Vas deferens Seminal vesicles |
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adrenarche is
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Maturation of the adrenal gland with increased secretion of 17-KS in response to ACTH.
temporally related (but NOT CAUSALLY related) to gonadarche) |
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ggonadarche
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Maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
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gonadarche initiated by what?
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increase in pulsatile GnRH secretion during sleep
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t/f adequate nutritional + metabolic state stimulates leptin
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true!
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how does leptin relate to puberty?
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leptin inc KiSS-1 peptide which inc GnRH
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t/f sex steriods exert only negative feedback on KISS neurons
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False....both positive + negative feedback
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t/f chronological age is a good predictor of puberty
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false!
bone age is |
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Thelarche
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unilateral or bilateral breast development
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Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
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CNS disorders - Tumors, congenital malformations, radiation, trauma
Isolated gonadotropin deficiency - Kallmann’s Syndrome Multiple hormone deficiencies Functional - anorexia, stress |
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Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism
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Primary gonadal failure - Turners, radiation
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