Development of Female and Male Systems Flashcards
Define an embryo.
Has not yet acquired an anatomical form that is readily recognizable.
Define a fetus.
Presence of all major body organs. Recognizable as a member of a given species.
What are the 3 general steps in embryology?
Cell mass
Cell layers start flat
Organogenesis “outside” the embryo
What 3 cell lines are in the cell mass?
Endoderm
Mesoderm
Ectoderm
What cell lines give rise to the reproductive organs?
Ectoderm and mesoderm
What is schistosomus reflexus?
The organs never go into the body cavity, but the fetus develops to term. Spine is also bent the wrong direction. All this results in often severe dystocia.
T/F: The embryonic period is relatively similar in all species.
True. It is gestational length that differs.
During what trimester can you sex the fetus?
During the first trimester.
What is sex differentiation?
Process where a group of cells develops into a functional, recognizable group of cells.
What is sex determination?
Determines the sexual characteristics of an organism.
What is a karyotype?
The number and appearance of chromosomes.
What is a genotype?
Describes the alleles.
What is a phenotype?
Describes the observed characteristics. The expression of the genotype.
What is a chimera?
An organism with cells from two different zygotes.
What is a mosaic?
Two or more populations of cells with different genotypes in one individual that developed from a since fertilized egg.