EGG/GAMETES Flashcards
contributes to successful embryogenesis in many ways, such as through protection, respiration and water exchange.
SHELL OF AN EGG
a reservoir of water, protein, and minerals for developing embryo, as well as it protects from the invasion of pathogens into the yolk.
THIN ALBUMEN
a thick reservoir of water, protein, and minerals for developing embryo, as well as it protects from the invasion of pathogens into the yolk.
THICK ALBUMEN
It’s the entrance to a tiny path that leads to the center of the yolk. It’s this path that the sperm in a fertilized egg will travel to create the embryo to form a baby chick
GERMINAL DISC
protects and gives shape to the egg yolk and separates it from the egg white.
VITELLINE MEMBRANE
functions to hold the yolk in the center of the egg
CHALAZA
for respiration and pressure adjustments
AIRSPACE