conception and fetal development Flashcards
mitosis produces _____ cells
diploid
mitosis makes ___ and ____ possible
growth
development
______ produces exact copies of original cell
mitosis
____ occurs before conception
meiosis
during meiosis, ____ cells in testes and ovaries give rise to gametes
diploid
the result of meiosis is a ______ number
haploid
a haploid number is half of the amount in _____
mitosis
______ (meiosis/mitosis) produces reproductive cells
meiosis
____ is the process by which female gametes are produced
oogenesis
all ______ that females will produce in her lifetime are present at birth
ova
ovary produces ____ cells before birth
oogonial
the ___ is the female gamete
ovum
an ____ undergoes meiotosis to form an ovum
oocoyte
during oogenesis, the oocyte goes through its first meiotic division at _______
puberty
at ________ the second meiotic division occurs
ovulation
during the second meiotic division of oogenesis, a _____ _____ is produced
mature ovum
_____ _____ in seminiferous tubules produce gamete
germinal epithelium
germinal epithelium in ______ ______ produce gamete
seminiferous tubules
during the first meiotic division in the production of sperm, _________ replicates
spermatogonium
during the second meiotic divison in the production of sperm, 4 ______ are formed
spermatids
the top of the head of a sperm is the _______
acrosome
the rest of the head of a sperm is ______
nucleus
the nucleus of a sperm contains all the _______ _______
genetic material
the middle of a sperm has a ______ for energy
mitochondria
the tail of a sperm has ______ for motility
flagellum
fertilization is the process by which a sperm fuses with an ovum to form a new _____ cell or ______
diploid
zygote
the process of fertilization takes place in the _______ of the fallopian tube
ampulla
the process of fertilization takes place in the ampulla of the ______ _____
fallopian tube
high levels of estrogen during ovulation cause _____ within the fallopian tubes, which helps the ovum
peristalsis
high levels of estrogen during ovulation cause thinning of _____ ______, which helps the sperm
cervical mucus
lack of ______ can be the cause of ectopic pregnancies
estrogen
sperm can survive in the female reproductive tract for ___-____ hours but are only believed healthy for about ____ hours
48-72
24
ova is considered fertile for about ___-____ hours after ovulation
12-24
sex of the ______ is determined at fertilization
zygote
2 phases of development after fertilization:
cellular _____
cellular _______
multiplication
differentiation
the zygote begins cellular multiplication while still in the ______ _______
fallopian tube
____ helps the zygote with cellular multiplication
estrogen
during the process of fertilization, there are 2 cells after _____ hours
36
in the process of fertilization, there are 4 cells after _____ hours
48
during fertilization, implantation occurs on days _____-_____
7-10