1/27/14-Embryological Development & Orofacial Development Flashcards
What is an embryo?
from fertilization to 9 weeks
What is a fetus?
from 9 weeks to birth
What is a neonate?
From birth to 1 month?
What is an infant?
1 month to 2 years
After surgery who is the driving member of the cleft palate team?
the SLP
What is the first process in embryological development?
sperm and egg each carry half of the genetic information and half of the chromosome count that develops into a whole person
when the sperm and egg meet, this is the first process
What is meiosis?
the process of cell division that leads to a sperm and an egg. it is a very specialized process of cell division because it results in that division of chromosomal material
meiosis results in that haploid of a cell division
what is a gamete?
sexual cell
it is the haploid # of chromosomes, so 23 chromosomes.
How many pairs of chromosomes are in a human cell?
23, therefore, 46 chromosomes!
How many chromosomes does the ovum carry?
22 chromosomes plus the x chromosome
how many chromosomes does the sperm carry?
22 chromosomes plus the y chromosome
What is a zygote?
a one celled organism that has 46 chromosomes/23 pairs.
one simple, nucleated cell
What creates a gamete?
meiosis creates a gamete, then a gamete creates a zygote, from here on out it becomes MITOSIS!
Extra info: (MEIOSIS only occurs in the beginning it is the “sexual part of it” it takes the haploid cells which only have 23 chromosomes (sperm/egg) and combines them with the sperm and egg, once combined the chromosomes begin to split and duplicate)
What is mitosis?
your basic normal cell division
it is what takes place in every single cell
it is NORMAL cell division that takes place at all times. Cells are damaged/get old and die, mitosis is the process of fixing it.
It is cell division that replicates and creates a cell EXACTLY like it.
What occurs in the first 24 hours after fertilization?
the cell division process begins. From there on out all the major processes of cell division can be broken down into two major categories: segmentation and cell differentiation
What is segmentation?
it is essentially mitosis. It is the duplication of the chromosomes and the division of the cytoplasm. The chromosomes are contained in the nucleus of the cell.
What is a blastomere?
after the zygote splits into two– it is a blastomere (now you have two cells).
when you have 2 cells the bigger cell divides again, now you have 3, then the bigger cell divides again, now you have 5.. and so on and so on…
This process continues for 72 hours/roughly 3 days
What is a Morula?
this is kinda confusing, check notes and pictures
it occurs after 72 hours
the embryo is floating in the uterine fluid. @ this point the fluid is passing through the cells of the morula, it doesn’t have a wrapping yet!
@ 6 days the blastomere becomes a blastocyst! b/c the blastocyst starts to develop an outer wrapping.
Once the blastomere becomes a blastocyst (develops an outer wrapping) what occurs?
the 2nd major process of cell division–cell differentiation
between 72 hours/3 days & 6days what does the embryo do?
it attaches to the uterine wall
What does cell differentiation do? (short answer)
turns berry looking picture (just a bunch of cells) into a child.
it is differentiating cells and giving them different jobs (i.e.: kidneys, liver, skin, etc…)
What is a trophoblast?
the wrapping of the blastocyst.
inside the throphoblast is the inner cell mass. once the blastocyst is attached to the uterine wall, that’s where cell differentiation goes wild! @ this point it is still undifferentiated..
What is gastrulation?
-somewhere between the 9th & 12th day the inner cell mass turns inside out, this is called gastrulation?
Describe gastrulation
This is the most important day of your life. If something goes wrong, this can lead to spontaneous abortion/miscarriage.
Gastrulation changes the embryo from what was a fairly sturdy, multi-cell organism into something fragile.
Gastrulation makes the organism more susceptible to damage. Damage to mother cells, leads to damage all the way down the line in cell duplication.
At 12 days what occurs?
cell differentiation results into what is called the embryonic disk. It’s not just a bunch of cells anymore, now they are organized cells. This is the first time that embryonic differentiation will result into different tissues?
What does the embryonic disk turn into?
3 layers—
- Ectoderm (outer layer)
- Mesoderm (middle layer)
- Endoderm (inner layer)
** These are the 3 layers of a cell!
Describe the ectoderm
-skin, hair, teeth– it is everything that interacts with the environment, but it also includes your entire nervous system!
What is the largest organ in your body?
skin
What does the ectoderm also for the epithelial lining of?
your mouth nose, and basically anything that touches air
Describe the mesoderm
this creates the connective tissues of your body. STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS–bone, cartilage, blood vessels, etc.
Describe the endoderm
the deepest of the 3 layers. It is the inner skin, it lines the digestive tract, the thoracic cavity, the respiratory tract
What are cells programmed to do?
to differentiate
What is the chromosomal cell/genetic content considered to be?
the map/directions that change cells into what they eventually become
What are chromosomes made up of?
chromosomes are made up of genes
What are genes made up of?
DNA
What is DNA made up of?
nucleotide pairs
What do Nucleotide pairs make up? describe the pattern.
Nucleotide pairs make up DNA
DNA make up genes
Genes make up chromosomes
How are nucleotide pairs “highly regulated”?
- they have a set # and order of nucleotide pairs
- This is what makes up a specific strand of DNA
What are nucleotide airs made up of?
sugars–deoxiribose (the “d” in DNA)