Este documento resume las estrategias reproductivas asexuales y sexuales, la anatomía y fisiología reproductiva humana, el control hormonal del ciclo reproductivo, las enfermedades de transmisión sexual y la infertilidad. Brevemente describe la reproducción asexual en organismos como la planaria y la reproducción sexual humana, incluyendo la espermatogénesis, la ovogénesis y la fertilización.
6. Fisión seguida de regeneración
El gusano
Planaria se corta
en dos partes
Mitad
posterior sin
cabeza
Crece la
nueva
cabeza
Mitad
anterior sin
cola
Crece la
nueva cola
9. Anatomía reproductiva
humana: Masculina
Epidídimo
Conducto deferente—paso desde los testículos hasta
la uretra
Glándulas asociadas
• Vesículas seminales, próstata, glándulas
bulbouretrales
• Las secreciones activan el nado de los
espermatozoides
Uretra
Pene — transfiere el semen a la hembra
14. Hormonas y producción de
espermatozoides
GGnnRRHH
LLHH
FFSSHH
TTeessttoosstteerroonnaa
15. Control hormonal de la
espermatogénesis
HHiippoottáállaammoo
--
PPiittuuiittaarriiaa ((hhiippóóffiissiiss)) aanntteerriioorr
CCéélluullaass
iinntteerrssttiicciiaalleess
++
--
células de Sertoli y
espermatogonios
GGnnRRHH
++
LLHH FFSSHH
++
Testosterona
SSppeerrmmaattooggéénneessiiss
++
--
--
Hormona liberadora
de gonadotropina
Hormona
luteinizante
Hormona
estimulante del
folículo
16. Los espermatozoides se producen
por Meiosis
MMeeiioossiiss II MMeeiioossiiss IIII DDiiffeerreenncciiaacciióónn
espermatogonio
espermatocito
primario
espermatocitos
secundarios
espermatozoides
28. Control de la natalidad:
Anticoncepción
Método del ritmo (planificación natural de la familia)
Abstinencia — 100% efectiva
Esterilización
• Vasectomía
• Ligado de trompas
Píldoras anticonceptivas
• Altas dosis de estrógeno/progesterona
• Impiden la ovulación
Condón (masculino y femenino)
Diafragma y espermicida
29. Conrol de la natalidad:
Esterilización
Después de la vasectomía
Macho normal
30. Conrol de la natalidad:
Esterilización
Después del Hembra normal
ligado de trompas
32. IInnffeecccciioonneess bbaacctteerriiaannaass
Gonorrea (Neisseria gonorrheae)
• 22 mmiilllloonneess ddee ccaassooss aall aaññoo eenn EEssttaaddooss UUnniiddooss
• PPuueeddee ccaauussaarr eesstteerriilliiddaadd
Sífilis (Treponema pallidum)
• 43.000 casos en 1995 (Estados Unidos)
• Si no se trata puede destruir muchos órganos y dañar el
cerebro
33. IInnffeecccciioonneess bbaacctteerriiaannaass
CCllaammiiddiiaa ((CChhllaammyyddiiaa ttrraacchhoommaattiiss))
• Más de 5 millones de infectados al año (U.S.A.)
• Puede infectar y bloquear los tubos uterinos y causar
esterilidad en la mujer
• Puede causar inflamación en los bebés de madres
infectadas
• En el 50% de los casos es asintomática
34. IInnffeecccciioonneess vviirraalleess
Herpes genital
• 44 millones de americanos (1 de cada 5 sobre los 13 años de
edad, U.S.A.)
• Nunca sale del cuerpo
• Si se transmite al niño, puede causar severas incapacidades
mental o física.
• Aumenta el riesgo de contraer SIDA
Verrugas genitales
• Causadas por el virus del papiloma humano
• Existen 40 millones de Americanos infectados
• El 90% de los carcinomas cervicales son producidos por las
verrugas genitales
35. IInnffeecccciioonneess vviirraalleess
SIDA (Síndrome de inmunodeficiencia
adquirida)
• 4 millones de casos diagnosticados en los
últimos 15 años (en el mundo)
• Virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (HIV)
• Se propaga primordialmente por actividad sexual
y por sangre, y por agujas contaminadas
36. IInnffeecccciioonneess ppaarraassííttiiccaass
Tricomoniasis
• Es causada por un protista flagelado que coloniza las
membranas mucosas que recubren el tracto urinario de
ambos sexos
– Los síntomas son derrame causado por una
inflamación en respuesta al parásito.
– Una infección prolongada sin tratamiento puede
producir esterilidad.
37. Infertilidad
Una de cada seis parejas es incapaz de concebir
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ccaauussaarr iinnffeerrttiilliiddaadd
TTééccnniiccaass rreepprroodduuccttiivvaass
• Fecundación IInn vviittrroo —— SSee hhaann llooggrraaddoo 2266..000000
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• FFáárrmmaaccooss ddee ffeerrttiilliiddaadd yy nnaacciimmiieennttooss mmúúllttiipplleess..
The offspring of some cnidarians, such as the Hydra shown here, grow as buds that appear as miniature adults sprouting from the body of the parent. When sufficiently developed, the buds break off and assume independent existence.
Some flatworm species reproduce by dividing across the middle. Then each offspring regenerates the missing half of its body.
Along the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, thousands of corals spawn simultaneously, creating this “blizzard” effect. Spawning in these corals is linked to the phase of the moon. (Inset) Close-up of a package of sperm and eggs erupting from a spawning hermaphroditic coral.
The male gonads, the testes, hang beneath the abdominal cavity in the scrotum. Sperm pass from the seminiferous tubules of a testis to the epididymis, and from there through the vas deferens and urethra to the tip of the penis. Along the way, fluids are added from three sets of glands: the seminal vesicles, the bulbourethral glands, and the prostate gland.
(a) Normally, smooth muscles encircling the arterioles leading into the penis are contracted, limiting blood flow.
(b) During sexual excitement, these muscles relax, and blood flows into spaces within the penis. The swelling penis squeezes off the veins leaving the penis, thereby increasing the pressure produced by fluids within the penis and causing it to become elongated and firm.
(a) A section of the testis, showing the location of the seminiferous tubules, epididymis, and vas deferens.
(b) Cross section of a seminiferous tubule. The walls of the seminiferous tubules are lined with Sertoli cells and spermatogonia. As spermatogonia undergo meiosis, the daughter cells move inward, embedded in infoldings of the Sertoli cells. There they differentiate into sperm (spermatazoa), drawing on the Sertoli cells for nourishment. Mature sperm are freed into the central cavity of the tubules for transport to the penis. Testosterone is produced by the interstitial cells in the spaces between tubules.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus stimulates the anterior pituitary to release LH and FSH. LH stimulates the interstitial cells to produce testosterone. Testosterone and FSH stimulate the Sertoli cells and the spermatogonia, causing spermatogenesis. Testosterone and chemicals produced during spermatogenesis inhibit further release of FSH and LH, forming a negative feedback loop that keeps the rate of spermatogenesis and the concentration of testosterone in the blood nearly constant.
Spermatogenesis is accomplished by meiotic divisions followed by differentiation, producing haploid sperm. Although 4 chromosomes are shown for clarity, in humans the diploid number is 46 and the haploid number is 23.
(a) A mature sperm is a stripped-down cell equipped with only the essentials: a haploid nucleus containing the male genetic contribution to the future zygote, a lysosome (called the acrosome) containing enzymes that will digest the barriers surrounding the egg, mitochondria for energy production, and a tail (a long flagellum) for locomotion.
(b) False-color electron micrograph of a human sperm.
Eggs are produced in the ovaries and swept by cilia into the uterine tube. A male deposits sperm in the vagina, from which they move up through the cervix and uterus into the uterine tube. Sperm and egg normally meet in the uterine tube, where fertilization occurs. The fertilized egg attaches to the lining of the uterus, where the embryo develops.
(a) External view of the ovary and uterine tube.
(b) The development of follicles in an ovary, portrayed in a time sequence (clockwise from the lower right). 1) A primary oocyte begins development within a follicle. 2) , 3) The follicle grows, providing both hormones and nourishment for the enlarging oocyte. 4) At ovulation, the secondary oocyte, or egg, bursts through the ovary wall, surrounded by some follicle cells. The remaining follicle cells develop into the corpus luteum, which secretes hormones. If fertilization does not occur, the corpus luteum breaks down after a few days.
The menstrual cycle is generated by interactions among the hormones of the hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary, and the ovaries. The circled numbers refer to the interactions discussed in the text on page 728.
The cellular stages of oogenesis. The oogonium enlarges to form the primary oocyte. At meiosis I, almost all the cytoplasm is included in one daughter cell, the secondary oocyte. The other daughter cell is a small polar body that contains chromosomes but little cytoplasm. At meiosis II, almost all the cytoplasm of the secondary oocyte is included in the egg, and a second small polar body discards the remaining “extra” chromosomes. The first polar body may also undergo the second meiotic division. In humans, meiosis II does not occur until a sperm penetrates into the egg.
The mature follicle grows so large and is filled with so much fluid that it moves to the surface of the ovary and literally bursts through the ovary wall like a miniature volcano. It then releases the secondary oocyte into the uterine tube.
(a) A human secondary oocyte shortly after ovulation. Sperm must digest their way through the small follicular cells of the corona radiata and the clear zona pellucida to reach the oocyte itself.
(b) Sperm surround the oocyte, attacking its defensive barriers.
(a) Vasectomy in the male involves removing a 1/2 inch (1 cm) length of the vas deferens and tying off the cut ends. This prevents sperm from leaving the body. (b) Tubal ligation in the female involves removing a portion of the uterine tube and tying off the cut ends, preventing sperm from reaching the oocyte and preventing the oocyte from reaching the uterus.
(a) Vasectomy in the male involves removing a 1/2 inch (1 cm) length of the vas deferens and tying off the cut ends. This prevents sperm from leaving the body. (b) Tubal ligation in the female involves removing a portion of the uterine tube and tying off the cut ends, preventing sperm from reaching the oocyte and preventing the oocyte from reaching the uterus.