embryo 1 (wk8) Flashcards
what type of cell do we start off as
totipotent cell
fetus vs newborn
- Fetus - an organism that breathes no air, does not use the
digestive tract and lives in a sterile environment - Newborn - an air-breathing organism with a functional GI tract that quickly becomes colonized by microbial flora
what is produced in the ovaries
oocytes (female haploid gametes)
estrogen and progesterone
what happens in the uterine tube (fallopian tube)
§ Receives oocyte from ovaries
§ Site where sperm fertilizes the oocyte
where does the embryo develop
its also the same place where the placenta and membrane develop
uterus
placenta
site where the maternal and embryonic vasculature exchange substances
what is meosis
diploid (germ cell) –> haploid gamete
meiosis
§ A diploid cell (germ cell) undergoes meiosis to produce a
unique haploid gamete
- Unique–>crossing-over between maternal and paternal chromatids during prophase I to end up with “mixed” chromatids
- “mixed” = some paternal, some maternal genes
what is needed to complete meiosis
sperm
- Meiosis is not completed in an oocyte until the sperm penetrates
the oocyte
§ Spermatic pronucleus and the oocyte pronucleus fuse, thus completing fertilization
how is fertilization completed
- Combination of spermatic and oocyte genetic material–>diploid cell
zygote
single diploid cell
combine sperm and oocyte
simple meiosis
meiosis in humans is a division process that takes us from a diploid cell—one with two sets of chromosomes—to haploid cells—ones with a single set of chromosomes. In humans, the haploid cells made in meiosis are sperm and eggs.
prepuberty in ovaries
stop at meiosis I
- A person with ovaries is born with a certain number of diploid oocytes that have been “paused” during the first stage of meiosis – do not continue meiosis until after puberty
post puberty in ovaries
fertilize vs non fertilize
do meiosis II if fertilized
- After puberty, the ovaries release an ovum each cycle into the uterine tubes
§ The oocyte will not complete meiosis II unless fertilization occurs
§ Fertilization typically occurs in the ampulla of the uterine tube
where does fertilization occur
in the ampulla of the uterine tube
what is ovulation
release of a secondary oocyte from ovarian follicle
what is cumulus oophorus
Ovulated secondary oocyte together with zona pellucida, is externally covered with granulosa cells – cumulus oophorus
how is corona radiata formed?
Cumulus oophorus will rearrange and form corona radiata
where does the sperm cell penetrate into>
zona pellucida
- Sperm cell penetrates the zona pellucida and “injects” its genetic material into the oocyte
§ Afterwards, the zona pellucida becomes impenetrable to other sperm cells (can’t have “double fertilization”)
how long for meiosis II to occur when sperm enters oocyte
§ After approximately 24 hours, the oocyte completes meiosis II and the zygote completes the first cell division
* This is the end of day 1, week 1
what is the corona radiata
cells that surround the oocyte, found outside of the zona pellucida
how do sperm get into the oocyte
- attracted to corona radiata and then break barrier to get to zone pellucida
- when get to zone pellucid, trigger acrosome reaction. sperm secrete digestive enzymes to break down glycoprotein membrane of zone pellucid to get into plasma membrane
- get into plsama membrane and fuse with oocyte. sperm releases its nucleus into the cytoplasm of the oocyte
what are the 2 gametes
oocyte and sperm
gamete
- Gamete – a haploid germ cell
§ Oocyte – gamete from ovaries
§ Sperm – gamete from testes
fertilization
fusion of the pronucleus of the two gametes (oocyte and sperm)
zona pellucida
protein coat that surrounds an oocyte as well as the
early embryo
zygote
a fertilized, diploid oocyte – has not yet divided
embyro
– multicellular organism, prior to fetal stage
§ Arbitrarily defined as period from fertilization – end of week 7
fetus
(multicellular organism, from end of embryonic stage (wk 8) to birth
neonate
newbron
extraembroynic
cells formed during development that do not become part of the neonatal organism, but involute or contribute to the fetal membranes
embryo vs fetus week timeline
embryo; week 0-7
fetus; week 8-brith
blastocoel
fluid cavity
morula
approximately 16-cell stage (12 – 32 cells) of an embryo
§ No blastocoel
blastocyst
a spherical mass of cells that is composed of a trophoblast that surrounds a fluid cavity (blastocoel) and an inner cell mass (embryoblast)
blastocyst 2 parts
trophoblast and embryoblast
cleavage
cell division in the early embryo–> each division does not increase the size of the embryo, instead each division results in smaller and smaller cells
blastomere
a cell that is totipotential and is present during very early development (first week)
§ Product of cleavage
totipotential
a cell that can become any cell
implantation
occurs when an embryo contacts and then becomes surrounded by the endometrium of the uterus
what gets implanted in the uterine wall/ cavity
blastocyst (after it sheds zone pellucida)
what is the 3 main steps in week 1
- fertilization
- zygote –> blastocyst
- adhere to endometrium (uterus) for implantation
what is cell division AKA and what does it form
cleavage; blastomeres
what is the trophoblast develop into
Manyofthesecellsdevelopintothe membranes of placenta
what does the embryoblast develop into
these cells develop into the embryo
embryoblast vs trophoblast; which is inner layer and which is outer
embryoblast aka inner cell mass
trophoblast is outer layer; but still covered by zone pellucida
where does fertilization of the oocyte occur
ampulla of uterine tube