Anatomy theme 7 Flashcards
What are the stages of animal development ?
Gametogenesis fertilisation cleavage gastrulation organogenesis growth birth juvenile phase maturity senescence and death
What is gametogenesis ?
the process by which a haploid cell is formed from a diploid cell via meiosis
What is fertilisation ?
when a spematozoon fertilises an oocyte
What is cleavage ?
the division of cells on an early embryo into parcels
When does human development begin ?
when a spermatazoon fertilises an oocyte
When does an embryo form ?
when the ovum begins to divide - from the 2 cell stage onwards
How long does it take to form a foetus ?
cells multiply from fertilisation over 8 weeks to form a foetus
What are the stages of embryonic and foetal development ?
pre embryonic period - from conception to week 2
embryonic period - from the 2nd to 8th week
foetal period - from 9 weeks to birth
What happens during the pre embryonic period ?
fertilised ovum undergoes mitosis
formation of the morula
appearance of the blastocysts
implantation of the blastocyst into the uterus
What happens in the embryonic period ?
germ layers and the placenta develop
main body systems form
What happens in the foetal period ?
further growth and development of organs
musculoskeletal system becomes functional
What are the layers the ovum is surrounded by ?
the corona radiata
the zona pellucida
What happens in fertilisation to these layers ?
spermatazoa penetrates the corona radiata and the zona pellucida - forming the oocyte
What mechanisms occur to prevent multiple fertilisations of the same ovum ?
there is an action potential across thee ovum membrane which has a prelonged depolarisation in which calcium enters initiating changes in the embryo
What changes does the action potential induce ?
activates the egg metabolically
restores the diploid number
allows sex determination
allows cleavage to begin
What happens in cleavage ?
there are rapid mitotic divisions resulting in a 16 cell embryo - the 2 cell stage is complete in 30 hours and the 4 cell stage is complete in 40 hours
the morula stage is at 3.5-4 days
What is each cell in the 16 cell embryo called ?
a blastomere
What is the morula ?
after each cleavage division the number of cells increases until a solid sphere forms called the morula
What happens in the morula stage ?
water enters the morula stage and after 4.5 days a blastocyst forms as the zona pellucida breaks down
What happens to the blastocyst in the morula stage ?
as water enters the morula stage the blastocyst is pushed to one side creating a cavity called the blastocoele
Describe the outer layer of the blastocyst ?
it thins to a single cell thickness to become the trophoblast
the trophoblasts forms the foetal component of the placenta
What is the central mass of cells called ?
the inner cell mass
this forms the actual embryo
Why is implantation needed ?
to survive
What does the embryo implant into ?
uterine stroma
What makes connections with the uterine stroma ?
the trophoblast (outer cell mass)
What does the uterine stroma do ?
secretes enzymes which break down the ECM of epithelial cells allowing the embryo to sit in the uterus
When does the bilaminar embryo form ?
12 days
What does the trophoblast differentiate into
the inner part becomes a single layer called the cytotrophoblast and the outer layer is called the syncytiotrophoblast
What are the features of the syncytiotrophoblast ?
it is acellular and extensive
What does the inner cell mass differentiate into ?
epiblast and the hypoblast
How is the bilaminar embryonic disc formed ?
the epiblast and hypoblast are in contact with each other
What do the epiblast and the hypoblast form ?
upper and lower cavities
What is the upper cavity called ?
the amnion
What is the lower cavity called ?
primitive yolk sac
What are extra-embryonic coelon ?
clefts that appear between the exocoelonic membrane and the cytotrophoblast
What is gastrualtion ?
the process by which the bilaminar disc differentiates into 3 further germ layers
What does the epiblast become ?
ectoderm
What does the hypoblast become ?
endoderm