Human Reproduction - NEET Short Note + 20+ PYQS ๐
HUMAN REPRODUCTION [ Short Notes ]
Testes are formed within the abdomen. Soon after the birth or at the 8th month of pregnancy they descent into the scrotal sac (scrotum) and inguinal canal .
The low
temperature (2-2.5 C less than the body temperature) of scrotum helps for
proper functioning of testes and for spermatogenesis.
Seminal plasma is rich in fructose, Ca2+ and enzymes.
A pair of Cowper’s glands
(bulbo-urethral glands) in Males lubricates the penis.
รจ Ampulla is wider part & Isthmus is narrow part of oviducts (fallopian tubes) of females.
รจ Labia majora is a large,
fleshy, fatty and hairy outer folds. surrounds vaginal opening.
A membrane
which partially covers the vaginal opening called hymen also called Maiden head.
After
spermatogenesis, sperm heads become embedded in the Sertoli cells and are
finally releases from seminiferous tubules. It is called spermiation .
Under the
control of FSH and testosterone, Sertoli cells secrete an androgen binding protein (ABP) that concentrates or Leyding cells that lie between the
seminiferous tubules and secrete testosterone,
which is essential for making sperm.
Sertoli
cells also secrete another protein, called inhibin,
which suppresses FSH synthesis.
Entry of the
sperm restarts the cell cycle breaking down MPF (M-phase promoting factor) and turning on the APC (Anaphase promoting complex).
An average
human ejaculate of 3-4 ml of semen contains 80-100 million spermatozoa.
Phenomenon
of sperm activation in mammals is known capacitation.
It takes about 5-6 hours for capacitation.
The human
placenta is reffered to as chorioallantropic
placenta..
Soluble
inorganic and organic materials nutrients, hormones, antibodies against
diphtheria, small pox, scarlet fever, measles, etc. can pass from the mother to
the foetus through placenta.
The HCG
stimulates the corpus luteum of
pregnancy that continues to secrete progesterone until the end of
pregnancy.
Exposure to
certain chemicals, may cause malformations in the developing embryo. Such
agents are called teratogens (monster
forming).
Progesterone
is required continually during entire period of gestation of pregnancy. It is,
therefore, called pregnancy hormone.
The first
milk which comes out from the mother’s mammary glands just after child birth is
known as colostrum.
Milk contains an inhibitory peptide. If the breasts are not fully emptied, the peptide accumulates and inhibits milk production.
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