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Embryogenesis and Development Flashcards

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1
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Region of fallopian tube where fertilization occurs

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Ampulla

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Cortical reaction

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Release of calcium ions into egg membrane to depolarize and prevent further fertilization of ovum and increase metabolic rate of new zygote

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Dizygotic (fraternal) twins

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Fertilization of two different eggs released during one cycle by two different sperm

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Monozygotic (identical) twins

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One zygote splits in two

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Indeterminate cleavage

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Cells that can still develop into complete organisms

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Determinate cleavage

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Cells with fates already determined, committed to differentiating into a type of cell

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Morula

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Next step after embryo and before blastula

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Blastulation

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Morula becomes blastula

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Blastocoel

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Inner cavity in a blastula

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Trophoblast cells

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Surround blastocoel and give rise to chorion and placenta

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Inner cell mass

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Protrudes into blastocoel and gives rise to organism itself

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Chorion

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Extraembryonic membrane that develops into placenta

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Chorionic villi

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Form from trophoblasts and penetrate the endometrium for interface between maternal blood supply and embryo

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Umbilical cord

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Has one vein that carries oxygenated and nutrient-rich blood from placenta to embryo, and two arteries that carry deoxygenated blood and waste to placenta from embryo

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Yolk sac

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Supports the embryo until placenta is functional, site of early blood cell development

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Allantois

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Early fluid exchange between embryo and yolk sac

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Amnion

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Thin, tough membrane filled with amniotic fluid that surrounds allantois, fluid serves as shock absorber during pregnancy

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Gastrulation

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Generation of 3 distinct cell layers after blastulation, making a gastrula

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Archenteron

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Membrane invagination into blastocoel that leads to gut

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Blastopore

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Opening of archenteron

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Differential blastopore development

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Anus in deuterostomes and mouth in protostomes

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Ectoderm

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Outermost germ layer that gives rise to skin, hair, nails, nose, mouth, eye, nervous system, adrenal medulla, ear

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Mesoderm

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Middle germ layer that gives rise to musculoskeletal, circulatory, and most of excretory systems, gonads, muscular and connective tissue layers, adrenal cortex

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Endoderm

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Innermost germ layerthat forms digestive and respiratory tract, as well as its accessory organs

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Neurulation

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Development of nervous system, rod of mesodermal cells (notochord forms along long axis of organism), induces neural fold formation into neural tube (gives rise to central nervous system) and neural crest cells (give rise to peripheral nervous system)

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Failure of neural tube to close

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Spina bifida (exposure of spinal cord to outside world) or anencephaly (brain fails to develop and skull is left open), can be prevented by folic acid-rich diet

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Teratogens

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Substances that interfere with development

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Specification

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Initial stage of cell specialization, cell is reversibly designated as specific cell type

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Determination

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Commitment of cell to particular function, irreversible

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Differentiation

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Cell assumes structure, function, and biochemistry of the cell type it differentiates into

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Morphogens

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Secreted from determination, may cause neighboring cells to follow particular developmental pathway

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Stem cells

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Cells not yet differentiated or give rise to other cells

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Totipotent

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Stem cells with greatest potency, can differentiate into any cell type

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Pluripotent

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Can differentiate into any cell type except those in placental structures

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Multipotent

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Can differentiate into multiple types of cells in a particular group

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Autocrine

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Signals that act on same cell that secreted signal

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Paracine

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Signals that act on cells in local area

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Juxtacrine

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Signals that act on adjacent cells directly stimulated by receptors

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Endocrine

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Secreted hormones that travel through bloodstream to distant target

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Reciprocal development

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Induction of one cell/tissue/organ triggers source of induction to form something else

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Apoptosis

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Programmed cell death, cell divides into apoptotic blebs which are broken apart into apoptotic bodies that are digested by other cells, all contained by membranes to prevent release of harmful substances

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Necrosis

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Cell dies as a result of injury, internal substances can be leaked out

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Complete regeneration

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Lost or damaged tissues are replaced with identical tissues

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Incomplete regeneration

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Newly formed tissue is not identical to injured or lost tissue

45
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Senescence

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Biological aging, failure of cells to divide (due to shortened telomeres)

46
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Telomerase

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Reverse transcriptase that synthesizes ends of chromosomes, preventing senescence, allowing cells to divide indefinitely, found in tumor cells

47
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Fetal hemoglobin (HbF)

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Found in fetal blood cells, have greater affinity for oxygen that maternal hemoglobin (HbA), assists with oxygen transfer between mother and child

48
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Gas exchange in fetus

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Occurs across placenta, fetal lungs do not function until birth

49
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Pathogens that can cross placental barrier by diffusion

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TOxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, HErpes or HIV, Syphilis (TORCHES)

50
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Which two organs do not function before childbirth in fetus?

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Lungs and liver, must depend on mother’s lungs and liver for related functions

51
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Foramen ovale

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One-way valve, or shunt, that connects right atrium to left atrium, allowing blood entering right atrium from inferior vena cava to flow into left atrium instead of right ventricle, thereby pumping into aorta directly as right side of heart has higher pressure in fetus unlike adults

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Ductus arteriosus

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Shunts leftover blood from pulmonary artery to aorta, powered by pressure differential between right and left sides of heart

53
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Ductus venosus

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Shunts blood returning from placenta via umbilical vein directly into inferior vena cava, bypassing the fetal liver

54
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Embryo is fetus at the end of which trimester?

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First trimester

55
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Parturition

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Vaginal childbirth, coordinated by prostaglandins and oxytocin which causes rhythmic contraction of uterine smooth muscle, begins with water breaking and ends in afterbirth (placenta and umbilical cord expelled)

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