Week 10

Lecture 1 : Embryology - Urogenital systems : Nick Milne

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Mesoderm and its divisions.
Intermediate mesoderm.
Pronephros, mesonephros and metanephros.
    Phylogenetic and ontogenetic story.
Ureteric bud, metanephros and the definitive kidney.
Development and descent of the gonads.
    Gubernaculum, its fate and the inguinal canal.
Mesonephric and paramesonephric ducts.
    Their contributions to the reproductive system.

Lecture 2 : Reproductive Tissues and Gametogenesis : Assoc Prof. Geoff Meyer

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Key steps in spermatogenesis and oögenesis.
Meiotic cell division.
Differences between spermatogenesis and oögenesis.
Supporting cells and their role.