Development Flashcards
Development
modification of structure and physiological characters from fertilization to mature
how does cell and tissue become diverse?
due to cell differentiate
what is cell differentiate?
change in gene expression
3 periods of human embryo
- pre-embryonic period
- embryonic period
- fetal period
pre-embryonic period
first two weeks after fertilization of egg
embryonic period
– Third through eighth weeks
– All major organ systems begin to
develop
fetal period
– Ninth through thirty-eighth weeks
– Growth and development
continues
– Ends at birth
fertilization
fusion of two haploid gametes
(each 23 chromosomes)
what are the gametes involve in fertilization?
secondary oocyte and sperm
zygote
diploid cell with 46 chromosomes
which gamete is bigger?
Oocyte is 2000 times larger than sperm
Fertilization occurs in uterine
tube within _________ of ovulation
a day
what does head of spermatozoon contain?
nucleus and chromosomes
acrosome
a compartment at tip of head
what structure of sperm contain enzyme essential to fertilize?
acrosome
neck of sperm
contain centrioles
middle piece of sperm
mitochondria and microtubules
tail of sperm
only flagellum in human body