Chapter 4- Ebryo Flashcards
Totipotency
A single cell can differentiate into any and all cell types in an organism. (Zygote)
Pluripotency
A single cell can differentiate into many cell types (Inner Cell Mass)
Multipotency
Single cell gives rise to other types of cell but is limited in its ability to differentiate (Adult Stem Cell)
Unipotency
A cell can differentiate along only one lineage (sperm stem cells)
Differentiation
Less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell (Morphology, structure, function, metabolism, response to signals) Usually considered terminal and irreversible.
Embryogenesis
Process of cellular Growth and Differentiation that leads to development of embryo.
sequence of critical events in the formation of embryo.
1) Fertilization
2) Cleavage
3)Monula
4)Blastocyst
3) Blastocyst Hatching
Primary Embryonic Germ Layers
Endoderm, Mesoderm, Ectoderm
Endoderm
-Digestive System
-Lungs
-Endocrine System
-Liver and Pancreas
Mesoderm
Muscle, skeleton, cardiovascular, repro system
Uterus, cervix, vagina, gonads, accessory sex glands, epididymus, ductus deferens
Ectoderm
Nervous System
Skin
Repro Tract
Hypothalamus, pituitary lobes, skin and hair and nails, sweat glands, Oral+nasal cavity, penis and clit, vagina
Blastocoelle
fluid-filled cleavage cavity that keeps cells in place as they differentiate
Trophoblast
A layer of tissue on the outside of a mammalian blastula, supplying the embryo with nourishment and later forming the major part of the placenta.
Endocrine System
network of glands for hormone secretion.
-Hypothalamus
-Pituitary Gland
-Thyroid Gland
-Adrenal Glands
-Pineal Gland
-Gonads
-Adipose
Hypothalamus
(Brain component of endocrine)
Links endocrine and nervous systems
Drives endocrine system
Pituitary
-Master Regulator of growth, development, and reproduction.
-Made up of Posterior Lobe and Anterior Lobe
-Produced by Hypothalamus
Gonad
(Testes or Ovaries)
-Produce gonadal steroids that affect growth and development
-regulates repro cycle and dvpmt
Thyroid
Regulates Metabolism
Critical to healthy environment and maturation of cells
Pineal
Produces Melatonin