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| In humans, testes are first distinguishable within ____ weeks of gestation and become fully functional by week 7-16. | |
| _______ tubules: site of spermatogenesis. Primordial germ cells located near basement membrane. | |
| Sperm ______: includes washing away of inhibitory factors and weakening of the sperm head. | |
| _____: A glycoprotein that is stimulated in response to increased FSH stimulation of Sertoli cells. It exerts negative feedback by regulating FSH release from anterior pituitrary. | |
| _______: Enhance sperm motility and may stimulate uterine reverse peristalsis facilitating sperm migration through the fallopian tubes to the ovum. | |
| Sperm viability is highly affected by _____ | |
| _____: An important protein induced in Sertoli cells by FSH. It binds and concentrates Testosterone within Seminiferous tubules. | |
| ______ Insensitivity Syndrome: Individuals are Genetic Males XY, but individuals possess a 'Normal' Female Phenotype. | |
| Name a site of sperm storage. | |
| Normal range of sperm count is ______ million/ml | |
| ______: Involved in suppressing sperm metabolism and activity prior to ejaculation. Allows sperm to survive for a long time in males. | |
| _______: Forms a sticky coagulant, which retains sperm within the female tract | |
| Female sexual differentiation is normally completed between Week ______ of gestation (a little later than males) | |
| ______: A type of glycosaminoglycan. It cuts a path to the ovum where its head fuses with the oocyte membrane and releases its genetic material to cause fertilization. | |