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what is fertilisation age?

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measured from the time of fertilisation (assumed +1 day drom last ovulation)
often difficult to measure unless IVF

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what is gestational age?

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calculated from the time of the beginning of the last menstrual period
determined by fertilisation date (+14 days) or early obstetric ultrasound and comparison to embryo size charts

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what are carnegie stages?

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23 stages of embryo development based on embryo features (not time)
allows comparison of developmental rates between species
covers window of 0-60 days fertilisation age in humans

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when is the embryogenic stage of pregnancy?

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14-16 days post fertilisation

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what occurs within the embryogenic stage of pregnancy?

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establishing the early embryo from the fertilised oocyte

pluripotent embryonic and extraembryonic cells established

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what is the embryonic stage of pregnancy?

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16-~50 days post fertilisation

establishing germ layers

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what occurs within the embryonic stage of pregnancy?

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establishment of germ layers, body plan and differentiation of tissue types

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how long is the first trimester and what stages make this up?

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~12wks

embryogenic and embryonic stages

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what is the fetal stage of pregnancy?

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~8wks to ~38wks post fertilisation

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what occurs within the fetal stage of pregnancy?

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major organ systems now present
migration of some organ systems to final location
extensive growth and acquisition of fetal vitality (survival outside the womb)

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what cell cluster occurs after zygotic cleavage?

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cleavage stage embryos (2-8 cells)

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what cell cluster occurs after cleavage stage embryos?

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morula (16 cells)

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what cell cluster occurs after a morula?

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blastocyst (200-300 cells)

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when does the maternal-to-zygotic transition occur?

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4-8 cell stage aka as a morula
this is zygotic genome activation

around 2 days after fertilisation

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what is zygotic genome activation?

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where the embryo transitions from being dependent upon maternal mRNAs and proteins to transcription of embryonic genes

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what occurs during maternal-to-zygotic transition?

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transcription of embryonic genes, increased protein synthesis, organelle maturation

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what occurs around the 8 cell stage after maternal to zygotic transition? as a morula

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compaction

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what is embryo compaction?

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outer cells become pressed against zona, changing mass from spherical to wedge shaped
outer cells polarised, connect to form tight junctions&desmosomes
forms barrier to diffusion between inner and outer embryo

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what occurs after compaction?

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blastocyst formation

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what is the structure of a blastocyst?

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2 distinct cell types (inner cell mass, trophoectoderm)
blastocoel cavity
zona pellucida

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what does the inner cell mass contribute to?

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pluripotent embryonic cells (form final organism)

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what does the trophoectoderm contribute to?

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extra-embryonic cells - make extraembryonic structures to support development e.g placenta

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what occurs after blastocyst formation?

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hatching

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what is hatching?

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the blastocyst enzymatically digests the zona pellucida and the cell contracts to escape it
(5-6 days post F)

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what occurs to the trophoblastic cell lineage during peri implantation events?
days 7-9 fuse to form syncitiotrophoblast which invades and destroys local maternal cells in endometrium creates interface between embryo & maternal blood supply cytotrophoblast cells remain individually to provide source of syncitiotrophoblast cells
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what does the inner cell mass separate into during peri implantation events?
days 7-9 epiblast - foetal tissues derive from here hypoblast - forms yolk sac
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what occurs at day 12+ to aid pregnancy detection?
syncitiotrophoblast secretes hCG (basis of pregnancy tests)
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what is bilaminar embryonic disc formation?
new amniotic cavity forms between epiblast cells leaves two layer disc of epiblast & hypoblast cells sandwiched between cavities epiblast cells separated from hypoblast form amnion cells (will form extraembryonic structures)
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what occurs after the bilaminar embryonic disc has formed?
gastrulation
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what does the endoderm form?
GI tract liver, pancreas lung thyroid
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what does the ectoderm form?
CNS and neural crest skin epithelia tooth enamel
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what does the mesoderm form?
``` blood muscle heart gonads kidneys adrenal cortex bone, cartilage ```
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when does notochord formation occur in foetal development?
day 13 onwards
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what is the notochord?
rod like tube of cartilage-like cells formed along embryo midline under the ectoderm key organising centre for neurulation and mesoderm development
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what is neurulation?
transformation of neural plate into a tube by folding
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how is neurulation initiated?
notochord signals direct the neural plate ectoderm to invaginate forming neural groove neural folds form along cranio-caudal axis
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how does the neural tube form?
neural folds formed by invagination of neural plate ectoderm eventually fuse to form a hollow tube neural tube then overlaid with epidermis (ectoderm) neural crest cells migrate from folds downwards
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what is gastrulation?
formation of body plan via primitive groove invagination formation of 3 germ layers (important for forming the body's axis)
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what is the first step of gastrulation?
formation of primitive groove: primitive streak (thickened structure along epiblast midline) forms from caudal-cranial expands to create primitive node and primitive pit continues to form primitive groove
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what is the second stage of gastrulation?
invagination: epiblast cells migrate inward to streak, detach from epiblast and move to interior of embryo fall into space between epi and hypoblast cells invade and displace the hypoblast
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what is the final stage of gastrulation
formation of germ layers: definitive endoderm - as cells invaginate, hypoblast cells are displaced forming the layer of endoderm (first cells to invaginate) mesoderm - cells that invaginated thorough primitive groove are between the new endoderm and old epiblast ectoderm - old epiblast layer, have not invaginated
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what closes first in the neural tube
head then tail
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pathologies related to neural tube development
anencephaly - partial skull and brain | spina bifida - open tube at birth usually lower spine
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from which end does the primitive streak develop from?
caudal to cranial (tail to head)
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what are neural crest cells all derived from
ectoderm | migrate away from ectoderm during neurulation
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what is the neural plate?
thickened layer of ectoderm on top | location of neurulation, forms neural groove/folds
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key cells derived from neural crest
pigment cells - melanocytes cranial bones cardiac - musculoconnective tissue trunk neurons, sympathetic, parasympathetic and enteric NS
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disorders of neural crest migration defects
``` pigmentation disorders deafness cardiac defects facial defects failure of gut innervation ```
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what two tissues do somites originally form
dermomyotome (subsequent dermatome and myotome) | sclerotome
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what is the dermomyotome
somite derived tissue dermatome - dermis of skin, connective tissues of neck and trunk myotome - muscles of embryo
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what is the sclerotome
vertebrae and rib cartilage from somite derived embryonic tissue
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what are somites
structures arising from paired blocks of paraxial mesoderm to the sides of neural tube/notochord
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describe the process of formation of the gut tube
primitive gut forms from ventral and lateral folding and pinching off part of the yolk sac primitive gut then patterned into foregut midgut hindgut
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what is the heart derived from
mesoderm foetal heartbeat detectable around week 6 starts pumping around day 22
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what are the lungs derived from
lung bud of endoderm in 4th week of development | splits into two at end of 4th week
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what are the gonads derived from
mesoderm
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how are gonads differentiated in the mesoderm
presence or absence of SRY gene on Y chromosome present - sertoli cells form from gonad cells, testis develop absent - granulosa cells form from gonad cells, ovaries, needs FOXL2 to continue
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what is early pregnancy loss
miscarriage before 23 weeks
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causes of early pregnancy loss
errors in development failure of implantation inability to sustain foetus
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what is a miscarriage before 12 weeks
early clinical pregnancy loss
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biggest cause of early pregnancy loss? esp older women
aneuploidy | associated with cohesin loss in ageing oocytes (chromatids not held together)
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what signalling pathways are indicated in recurrent miscarriages
Lif-deficiency - reduced Lif levels in uterine secretions of subfertile women (leukaemia inhibitory factor) non selective uterus hypothesis - uterus permits implantation of poor embryo, changes in mucin expression
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what is genomic imprinting
epigenetics of gene expression based upon whether the gene was inherited from mother or father
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what is a parthenogenic embryo
embryo without fertilisation - all maternal DNA | large embryo, small placenta (so that mother can go on to have other pregnancies)
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what is an androgenic embryo?
embryo with only paternal DNA | small embryo, large placenta
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what is a hydatidiform mole?
mass of cells that will not grow into a baby due to overwhelming paternal DNA
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what is a complete hydatidiform mole
empty egg fertilised by sperm (duplicated) or 2 sperm
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what is a partial hydatidiform mole
normal egg fertilised by sperm (duplicated genome) or 2 sperm
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what predisposes some females to recurrent molar pregnancies
NLRP-7 mutations
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what is a gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
invasive, malignant hydatidiform mole
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what is an ectopic pregnancy
implantation of embryo at site other than uterine endometrium
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treatment of ectopic pregnancy
chemotherapy surgery to remove trophoblast tube removal
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risk factors for ectopic pregnancy
age previous EP smoking cigarettes or marijuana STDs
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how does smoking cigarettes increase risk of EP?
conitine downregulates expression of PROKR1 which regulates fallopian smooth muscle contractility and also induces pro-apoptosis in fallopian tube epithelium tobacco smoke inhibits ciliary function
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how does cannabis increase risk of ectopic pregnancy (possibly)
CB1 receptor responsible for embryo migration down tube endocannabinoid signalling higher in all ectopic pregnancies potential use of exogenous cannabinoids overwhelms/disrupts cannabinoid signalling by either: disrupting receptors, reducing endocannabinoid production or breakdown of endocannabinoids

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