THIRD EDITION

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
Dee Unglaub Silverthorn, Ph.D.

Chapter 26, part A

Reproduction and Development

PowerPoint Lecture Slide Presentation by

Dr. Howard D. Booth, Professor of Biology, Eastern Michigan University
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About this Chapter

How male and female reproductive systems
differentiate
The reproductive organs and how they work
How gametes are produced and fertilized
Pregnancy, stages of development, birth &
lactation
Reproductive and developmental maturation and
aging

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Sex Determination: Overview

Dimorphism:
Males sperm
Females eggs
Chromosomes
Autosomes
Sex Chromosomes
X - chromosome
Y - chromosome
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Figure 26-1: Human chromosomes

Sex Determination: Overview

Figure 26-2: Inheritance of X and Y chromosomes

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Sexual Differentiation:
Internal Embryonic Development

Bipotential tissues: genes & hormones direct

differentiation
Gonad testis or ovary
Wolffian duct Vas deferens, Mullerian duct
oviduct

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Sexual Differentiation:
Internal Embryonic Development

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Figure 26-3a: Sexual development in the human embryo

Sexual Differentiation: External Genitalia

Bipotential tissues: genital tubercle, urethral

folds, urethral groove and labioscrotal swellings

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Sexual Differentiation: External Genitalia

Figure 26-3b: Sexual development in the human embryo

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Pathway for Sexual Development:

Review for Genes to Organs

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Figure 26-4: Role of the SRY gene in male development

Overview of Gametogenesis:
Producing Eggs or Sperm

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Figure 26-5: Gametogenesis

Regulation of Reproduction: General Pathways

Hypothalamus: pulse generator
Gonadotropin releasing H
(GnRH)
Anterior Pituitary
Lutenizing H (LH)
Follicle stimulating H (FSH)
Ovary: progesterone
Estrogen, inhibin
Testis: testosterone
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Regulation of Reproduction: General Pathways

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Figure 26-7: General pattern of hormonal control of reproduction

Male Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

Testis
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Seminal vesicle
Prostate
Bulbourethral
Ejaculatory duct
Urethra
Penis
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Male Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology

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Figure 26-9a: ANATOMY SUMMARY: Male Reproduction