Chapter intro embryo Flashcards
GAMETOGENESIS is the process of:
spermatogeneis and oogenesis
When does oogenesis begin?
Before birth
When does spermatogenesis begin?
Puberty
How do identical twins occur?
When single fertilized ovum
What are the changes that happen to spermatids?
Acrosome formation
Condensation of Nucleus
Formation of neck,tail
Shedding of cytoplasm
what factors can influence ovulation?
High [] LH , LH digest collagen surounding the follicle
How does the corpus alibcans form?
First you need just the follicle that becomes a corpus lutuem, and when that degenerates it becomes the corpus albicans. Influence by LH
When does corpus ablicans ocur?
If fertilization does not happen,
How can sperm fertilize an egg (2)
Capacitation
Acrosome reaction
Phases of fertilizaiton
Corona radiata
Zona pellucida
Fusion of oocyte and sperm
What are the end products of fertilization
Diploid number restored
Sex determined
Cleavage begins